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SUNDAY SCHOOL 



HYMN BOOK: 



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DEVOTIONAL SERVICES. 



COMPILED BY 

A. P. PEABODY, 

PASTOR OF THE SOUTH CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 






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BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE: 
JAMES MUNROE & COMPANY. 

^1857. 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by 

JAMES MUNROE & CO., 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 



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PREFACE. 



This book was first published in 1840, and is now 
re-printed with very few omissions, and a few addition- 
al hymns. The Devotional Services at the close of the 
volume are designed to be read in alternate sentences, 
by the superintendent, and the teachers and pupils. 
For a portion of these Services, as well as for important 
suggestions in the revision of the work, the compiler is 
happy to express his indebtedness to Rev. Chandler 
Bobbins, D. D. 



INDEX. 



hymn- 
Almighty Father, heavenly King • 4 

Almighty God, in humble prayer 60 

Almighty God, thy gracious power 46 

A minute, how soon it is flown 137 

Among the deepest shades of night 47 

A mourning class, a vacant seat 168 

And is the gospel peace and love 83 

And now another day is gone 7 

And now, my soul, another year 224 

Angels, roll the rock away 123 

Another day its course has run 9 

Another fleeting day is gone 10 

Another six days' work is done 20 

As flows the rapid river 207 

As once the Saviour rose on high 192 

Attune the heart to mournful strains 154 

Before I close my eyes in sleep 55 

Before I close my eyes to-night 142 

Behold that arch of varied hue 212 

Behold th' amazing sight 119 

Behold, the blind their sight receive 116 

Behold the western evening light 11 

Behold where, breathing love divine 97 

Behold where, in a mortal form 80 

By cool Siloam's shady rill 62 

Calm on the listening ear of night 92 

Child of the earth, O, lift thy glance 213 

Christians, brethren, ere we part 221 

Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day 124 

Come, children, hail the Prince of Peace 132 

Come, let us anew our journey pursue 228 

Come, let us join our cheerful songs 121 

Come, thou Almighty King 43 

Death has been here, and borne away 161 

Did Christ o'er sinners weep 145 

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Every sheaf of golden grain 206 

Farewell, dear friend ; a long farewell 167 

Far from mortal cares retreating 24 

Far from these scenes of night 186 

Father, once more let grateful praise 27 

Fear was within the tossing bark 103 

Feeble, helpless, how shall 1 84 

Forever with the Lord 173 

For us God's blessed Son 86 

From all that dwell below the skies 29 

From Greenland's icy mountains 196 

From Him who is thy Guard, thy Shield 72 

God is so good that he will hear 15 

God made the heart with every chord 151 

God might have made the earth bring forth o 98 

God of mercy, God of love 149 

God of my life, through all its days 44 

God, thou art good ; each perfumed flower 41 

Go to dark Gethsemane 114 

Go when the morning shineth 52 

Great God, and wilt thou condescend 45 

Great God, we sing that mighty hand 226 

Great God, what do I see and hear 193 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah 198 

Hail to the Lord's Anointed 90 

Hail to the Sabbath day 18 

Happy the child whose early years 66 

Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes 87 

Hark! the voice of love and mercy 120 

Hark ! 'tis the breeze of twilight calling 6 

Hark ! what mean those holy voices 88 

He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies 126 

High in the heavens God dwells alone 58 

How beautiful the setting sun 35 

How blest the righteous when he dies 182 

How happy is the child who hears 67 

How long sometimes a day appears 156 

How shall the young secure their hearts 76 

How sweet, how calm this Sabbath morn 13 

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight 133 

How sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest 19 

How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 96 

If death my friend and me divide 189 

If Jesus Christ was sent 148 

If Love, the noblest, purest, best 104 

I know that earth is not the home 171 

I love a while to steal away 146 

I love thy Zion, Lord '. 194 



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[ must not sin as many do 140 

In all my vast concerns with thee 49 

In a modest, humble mind 136 

In Israel's fane, by silent night 64 

In the broad fields of heaven 174 

In the soft season of thy youth 65 

I saw the glorious sun arise 59 

I sing the mighty power of God 30 

I sin whenever I pursue 143 

Is there a time when moments flow 22 

It was my heavenly Father's love 34 

I would not live alway : I ask not to stay 176 

Jerusalem, my happy home 181 

Jesus, and can it ever be 95 

Jesus, I love thy glorious name 110 

Jesus, Lord of life and glory 127 

Jesus, Lover of my soul 113 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 195 

Jesus, when a little child 79 

Let children never fear 170 

Let little children come to me 217 

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 26 

Lord, teach a little child to pray 71 

Lord, what a feeble piece 157 

Lo! the lilies of the field 204 

Love and kindness we may measure 138 

Maker of the Sabbath day 40 

Many voices seem to say 144 

My dear Redeemer and my Lord 82 

My father, my mother, I know 1 34 

My Father, when I come to thee 152 

My God, by thy directing power 1 

My God, how endless is thy love 12 

My God, thou mak'st the sun to know 5 

My God, thy boundless love I praise 42 

My Helper, God, I bless thy name 223 

My soul, be on thy guard 73 

Night wraps the land where Jesus spoke 197 

Not by the brazen trumpet's voice 216 

Now that my journey 's just begun 70 

O, could we speak the matchless worth 107 

O'er the dark wave of Galilee 99 

O God, I thank thee that the night 2 

O, in the morn of life, when youth 68 

O Lord, another week is flown 14 

Once more, my soul, the rising day . N 3 

One prayer I have, — all prayers in one 153 



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On the first Christian Sabbath eve ! 128 

O Saviour, whom this holy morn 91 

O, 'tis a folly and a crime 158 

Our Father, full of grace divine 51 

Our Father in heaven, we hallow thy name 50 

Our God, where'er thy people meet 219 

O, when the hours of life are past 187 

Poor and needy though I be 155 

Praise the Lord ; ye heavens, adore him 33 

Praise the Lord, when blushing morning 28 

Praise to God ! O, let us raise 33 

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 54 

Remember thy Creator 69 

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 178 

See ! another year is gone 227 

" See how he loved ! " exclaimed the Jews 106 

See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand 5G 

Sing we the song of those who stand 184 

Songs of praise the angels sang 32 

Soon as my youthful lips can speak 61 

Soon will set the Sabbath sun 185 

Suppliant, lo ! thy children bend 16 

Sweet is the time of spring 74 

Sweet spices they brought on their star-lighted way 122 

Ten thousand different flowers 210 

The day is past and gone 8 

The earth, all light and loveliness 175 

The leaves around me falling 205 

The lilies of the field 159 

The Lord is my Shepherd ; no want shall I know 36 

The Lord is risen indeed 125 

The morning dawns upon the place 118 

Then shone almighty power and love 117 

There cometh o'er the spirit • * .202 

There is a glorious world of light 180 

There is a grassy bed 163 

There is a land of pure delight 172 

There is an hour of peaceful rest 183 

There is a path that leads to God 141 

There seems a voice in every gale 201 

There's not a tint that paints the rose 31 

The saints on earth and those above 190 

The Saviour comes ; no outward pomp 105 

These glorious minds, how bright they shine 191 

The Son of God came down from heaven 85 

The Spirit breathes upon the word 77 

The sun has gone to rest 25 

The thunder bursts ; its rolling might 214 

Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love 183 



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Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will not deplore thee 165 

Thou art, O God, the life and light 211 

Though lost to our sight, we may not deplore thee 166 

Thou sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver stream 112 

Thou who didst stoop below , 115 

Thou who didst with love and blessing 222 

Thus shalt thou love the Almighty Lord 131 

'Tis gone, that bright and orbed blaze 130 

'Tis Jesus speaks : — "I fold," says he 160 

'Tis midnight ; and on Olive's brow Ill 

'Tis summer, glorious summer 203 

To God we owe each joyous morn 229 

To prayer, to prayer , for the morning breaks 57 

To thee, the little children's Friend 215 

To thy temple I repair 48 

'Twas by an order from the Lord 78 

Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb 164 

Upward I lift mine eyes 39 

Wake not, O mother, sounds of lamentation 100 

We bless Thee for this sacred day 23 

We come our Sabbath hymn to raise 169 

Were not the sinful Mary's tears. . » 109 

We seem to hear a voice of praise 218 

We've passed another Sabbath day 21 

What if the little rain should say 139 

What is that we take from earth 177 

What is there, Lord, a child can do 147 

What souls are those that venture near 179 

When brighter suns and milder skies 200 

When daily I kneel down to pray 53 

When flowers in summer appear 208 

When, for some little insult given 81 

When gathering clouds around I view 102 

When, his salvation bringing 108 

When in my heart rise angry thoughts 135 

When Israel, of the Lord beloved 75 

When Jesus Christ was here below 129 

When Jesus left his Father's throne. . . . : 94 

When little Samuel woke 63 

When, marshalled on the nightly plain 93 

When power divine, in mortal form 101 

When sickness, pain, and death 162 

When the infant spirit, flying 220 

When to the house of God we go. ... , 17 

While beauty clothes the fertile vale 199 

While shepherds watched their flocks by night 89 

While with ceaseless course the sun. 225 

Whilst Thee I seek, protecting Power. 37 

Why should we spend our youthful days . 150 

With songs and honors sounding loud 209 



HYMNS. 



1. Morning Hymn, C. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. My God, {)y thy directing power 

The rising light returns, 
And high within his morning tower 
The sun serenely burns. 

2. Thou faithful Guardian of my days, 

I owe my heart to thee ; 
To thee my earliest prayers I raise, 
And fervent they shall be. 

3. Thou hast preserved my sleeping breath 

Secure from harm and pain, 
While many an eye was closed in death, 
And shall not wake again. 

4. O, thus protect me till the last 

Long hour of rest is nigh, 
And thus, when death's long sleep is past, 
Awake my soul on high. 

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2. Morning Hymn. L. M. 

PlERPONT. 

1. God, I thank thee that the night 

In peace and rest has passed away, 
And that I see in this fair light 

My Father's smile that makes it day. 

2. Be thou my Guide, and let me live 

As under thine all-seeing eye ; 
Supply my wants, my sins forgive, 
Arid make me happy when I die. 

3. Morning Hymn. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. Once more, my soul, the rising day 

Salutes my waking eyes ; 
Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay 
To Him who rules the skies. 

2. Great God, let all our hours be thine, 

Whilst we enjoy the light ; 
Then shall our sun in smiles decline, 
And bring a peaceful night. 

4. Morning or Evening Hymn. C. M. 

1. Almighty Father, heavenly King, 

Who rui'st the worlds above, 
Accept the tribute children bring, 
Of gratitude and love. 

2. To thee, each morning, when we rise, 

Our early vows we pay ; 
And ere the night hath closed our eyes, 
We thank thee for the day. 



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3. Our Saviour, ever good and kind, 

To us his word hath given, 
That children, such as we, may find 
The path that leads to heaven. 

4. O Lord, extend thy gracious hand, 

To guide our erring youth, 

And lead us to that blissful land 

Where dwells eternal truth, 



5. Morning Hymn. C. M, 

1. My God, thou mak'st the sun to know 

His proper horn* to rise, 
And, to give light to all below, 
Dost send him round the skies. 

2. When from the chambers of the east 

His morning race begins, 
He never tires, nor stops to rest, 
But round the world he shines. 

3. So, like the sun, would I fulfil 

The business of the day ; 
Begin my work betimes, and still 
March on my heavenly way. 

4. Give me, O Lord, thine early grace, 

Nor let my soul complain 
That the young morning of my days 
Has been consumed in vain. 



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6. Evening Hymn. 9 s & 8s M. 

Moore. 

1. Hark ! 'tis the breeze of twilight calling 

Earth's weary children to repose, 
While, round the couch of nature falling, 

Gently the night's soft curtains close. 
Soon o'er a world in sleep reclining, 

Numberless stars through yonder dark 
Shall look like eyes of cherubs, shining 

From out the veil that hides the ark. 

2. Guard us, O Thou who never sleepest, 

Thou, who in silence throned above, 
Throughout all time, unwearied, keepest 

Thy watch of glory, power, and love. 
Grant that beneath thine eye, securely, 

Our souls, from conscious life withdrawn, 
May, undisturbed, serenely, purely, 

Like sealed fountains rest till dawn. 



7. Evening Hymn. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. And now another day is gone, 

I'll sing my Maker's praise ; 
My comforts every hour make known 
His providence and grace. 

2. But how my childhood runs to waste ! 

My sins, how great their sum ! 
Lord, give me pardon for the past, 
And strength for days to come. 

3. I lay my body down to sleep ; 

Let angels guard my head, 
And, through the hours of darkness, keep 
Their watch around my bed. 



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4. With cheerful heart I close my eyes, 
Since thou wilt not remove ; 
And in the morning let me rise, 
Rejoicing in thy love. 

8. Evening Hymn. S. M. 

1. The day is past and gone, 

The evening shades appear ; 
O, may we all remember well 
The night of death draws near. 

2. We lay our garments by, 

Upon our beds to rest ; 
So death shall soon disrobe us all 
Of what we here possessed. 

3. Lord, keep us safe this night, 

Secure from all our fears ; 
May angels guard us while we sleep, 
Till morning light appears. 



9. Evening Hymn. L. M. 

PlERPONT. 

1. Another day its course has run, 

And still, O God, thy child is blest ; 
For thou hast been by day my sun, 
And thou wilt be by night my rest. 

2. Sweet sleep descends, my eyes to close ; 

And now, when all the world is still, 
I give my body to repose, 
My spirit to my Father's will. 
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10 • Evening Hymn. L. M. 

COLLYER. 

1. Another fleeting day is gone ; 

Slow o'er the west the shadows rise ; 
Swift the soft stealing hours have flown, 
And night's dark mantle veils the skies. 

2. Another fleeting day is gone, 

Swept from the records of the year ; 
And still, with each successive sun, 
Life's fading visions disappear. 

3. Another fleeting day is gone 

To join the fugitives before ; 
And I, when life's employ is done, 
Shall sleep, to wake in time no more. 

4. Another fleeting day is gone ; 

But soon a fairer day shall rise, — 
A day whose never setting sun 

Shall pour its light o'er cloudless skies. 

5. Another fleeting day is gone ; 

In solemn silence rest, my soul ; 
Bow down before his awful throne, 
Who bids the morn and evening roll. 



11. The Autumn Evening. C. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. Behold the western evening light ! 
It melts in deepening gloom ; 
So calmly Christians sink away, 
Descending to the tomb. 



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2. The winds breathe low ; the withering leaf 

Scarce whispers from the tree ; 
So gently flows the parting breath, 
When good men cease to be. 

3. How beautiful on all the hills 

The crimson light is shed ! 
'Tis like the peace the Christian gives 
To mourners round his bed. 

4. How mildly on the wandering cloud 

The sunset beam is cast ! 
'Tis like the memory left behind 
When loved ones breathe their last. 

5. And now above the dews of night 

The yellow star appears ; 
So faith springs in the breast of those 
Whose eyes are bathed in tears. 

6. But soon the morning's happier light 

Its glory shall restore, 
And eyelids that are sealed in death 
Shall wake to close no more. 



12. Morning or Evening. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. My God, how endless is thy love ! 

Thy gifts are every evening new ; 
And morning mercies from above, 
Gently distil, like early dew. 

2. Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, 

Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; 
Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all my drowsy powers. 



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3. I yield my powers to thy command ; 
To thee I would devote my days ; 
Perpetual blessings from thy hand 
Demand perpetual songs of praise. 

13. Sabbath Morning. C. M. 

1. How sweet, how calm this Sabbath morn ! 

How pure the air that breathes, 
And soft the sounds upon it borne, 
And light its vapor wreathes ! 

2. It seems as if the earnest prayer 

For peace, and joy, and love, 
Were answered by the very air 
That wafts its strain above. 

3. Let each unholy passion cease ; 

Each evil thought be crushed ; 
Each anxious care, that mars our peace, 
In faith and love be hushed. 



14. Commencing Hymn. C. M. 

Kirke White. 

1. O Lord, another week is flown, 

And we, a youthful band, - 
Are met once more before thy throne, 
To bless thy fostering hand. 

2. And wilt thou lend a listening ear 

To praises low as ours ? 
Thou wilt ; for thou dost love to hear 
The song which meekness pours. 

3. And, Jesus, thou thy smiles wilt deign, 

As in thy name we pray ; 
For thou didst bless the infant train, 
And we are weak as they. 



HYMNS. 

15. Commencing Hymn. L. M. 

1. God is so good that he will hear 

Whenever children humbly pray ; 
He always lends a gracious ear 

To what the youngest child may say. 

2. His own most holy book declares, 

That, as a tender father will, 
He listens to our lowly prayers, 

And what we ask will grant us still. 

3. He loves to hear a grateful tongue 

Thank him for all his mercies given ; 
And when on earth his praise is sung, 
The cheerful notes are heard in heaven. 

16. Commencing Hymn. 7 s M. 

• T. Gray, Jr. 

1. Suppliant, lo ! thy children bend, 

Father, for thy blessing now ; 
Thou canst teach us, guide, defend ; 
We are weak, almighty thou. 

2. With the peace thy word imparts, 

Be the taught and teacher blessed ; 
In their lives, and on their hearts, 
Father, be thy laws impressed. 

3. Pour into each longing mind 

Light and knowledge from above, 
Charity for all mankind, 

Trusting faith, enduring love. 

4. Here, in joy's triumphant day, 

Still may grateful hearts arise, 
Bright with rapture's kindling ray, 
Purely, fondly, to the skies. 



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5. Here, in sorrow's chastening hour, 

May thy word its light diffuse, 
Freshening as the vernal shower, 
Peaceful as the silent dews. 

6. Grant us spirits lowly, pure, 

Errors pardoned, sins forgiven, 
Humble trust, obedience sure, 
Love to man, and faith in heaven. 



17. Commencing Hymn. L. M. 

1. When to the house of God we go, 

To hear his word, and sing his love, 
We ought to worship him below, 
As saints and angels do above. 

2. They stand before his presence now, 

And praise him better far than we, 
Who only at his footstool bow, 

And love him, though we cannot see. 

3. But God is present every where, 

And watches all our thoughts and w T ays ; 
He sees who humbly join in prayer, 
And who sincerely sing his praise. 

4. The triflers too his eye can see, 

Who only seem to take a part ; 
They move the lip, and bend the knee, 
But do not seek him with the heart. 

5. O, may we never trifle so, 

Nor lose the days our God hath given, 
But learn, by Sabbaths here below, 
To spend eternity in heaven. 



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18. Public Worship. S. M. 

BULFINCH. 

1. Hail to the Sabbath day ! 

The day divinely given, 
"When men to God their homage pay, 
And earth draws near to heaven. 

2. Lord, in this sacred hour 

Within thy courts we bend, 
And bless thy love, and own thy power, 
Our Father and our Friend. 

3. But thou art not alone 

In courts by mortals trod ; 
Nor only is the day thine own 
When man draws near to God. 

4. Thy temple is the arch 

Of yon unmeasured sky ; 
Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march 
Of grand eternity. 

5. Lord, may that holier day 

Dawn on thy children's sight ; 
And purer worship may we pay 
In heaven's unclouded light. 



19. The Sabbath. lis M. 

1. How sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest ! 
The day of the week which I surely love best ; 
The morning my Saviour arose from the tomb, 
And took from the grave all its terror and gloom. 

2. O, let me be thoughtful and prayerful to-day, 
And not spend a moment in trifling or play ; 



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Remembering these seasons were graciously given 
To teach me to pray, and prepare me for heaven. 

3. In the house of my God, in his presence and fear, 
"When I worship to-day, may it all be sincere ; 

In the school when I learn, may I do it with care, 
And be grateful to those who watch over me there. 

4. Instruct me, my Saviour ; — a child though I be, 
I am not too young to be noticed by thee ; 
Renew all my heart, keep me firm in thy ways : — 
I would love thee, and serve thee, and give thee the 

praise. 



20. The Sahbath. L. M. 

Stennett. 

1. Another six days' work is done, 
Another Sabbath is begun : 
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, 
Improve the day that God hath blest. 

2. Come, thank the Lord, whose love assigns 
So sweet a rest to wearied minds ; 
Draws us away from earth to heaven, 
And gives this day the food of seven. 

3. O, may our prayers and praises rise 
As grateful incense to the skies, 

And draw from heaven that sweet repose 
Which none but he who feels it knows. 

4. In holy duties may the day, 

In holy pleasures, pass away ; . 
How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, 
In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 



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21. Sunday Evening. L. M. 

1. We've passed another Sabbath day, 

And heard of Jesus and of heaven ; 
We thank thee, Father, and we pray 
That all our sins may be forgiven. 

2. May all we've heard and understood 

Be well remembered through the week, 
And help to make us wise and good, 
More humble, diligent, and meek. 

3. So, when our lives are finished here, 

And days and Sabbaths shall be o'er, 
May we in heaven in joy appear, 
And love and serve thee evermore. 



22. Sabbath Evening in Summer. L. M. 

Edmestox. 

1. Is there a time when moments flow 

More happily than all beside ? 
It is, of all the times below, 
A summer Sabbath's eventide. 

2. O, then the setting sun shines fair, 

And all below and all above, 

The various forms of nature wear 

One universal garb of love. 

3. And then the peace that Jesus beams — 

The life of grace, the death of sin — 
With nature's placid woods and streams, 
Is peace without, and peace within. 
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4. Delightful scene ! a world at rest, 

A God all love — no grief, no fear — 
A heavenly hope, a peaceful breast, 
A smile unsullied by a tear. 

5. Delightful hour ! how soon will night 

Spread her dark mantle o'er thy reign ! 
And morrow's quick returning light 
Must call us to the world again. 

6. Yet there will dawn at last a day ; 

A sun that never sets shall rise ; 
Night will not veil his ceaseless ray ; 
The heavenly Sabbath never dies. 

23. The Sabbath. L. M. 

Mrs. Gilman. 

1. We bless Thee for this sacred day, 

Thou, who hast every blessing given, 
Which sends the dreams of earth away, 
And yields a glimpse of opening heaven. 

2. Bich day of holy, thoughtful rest, 

May we enjoy thy calm repose ; 
And, in thy service truly blest, 

Forget the world, its joys and woes. 

3. Lord, may thy truth upon the heart 

Now fall, and dwell as heavenly dew, 

And flowers of grace in freshness start, 

Where once the weeds of error grew. 

4. May Prayer now lift her sacred wings, 

Contented with that aim alone, 
Which bears her to the King of Kings, 
And rests her at his sheltering throne. 



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24. Commencing Hymn. 8s &; 7s M. 

J. Taylor. 

1. Far from mortal cares retreating, 

Sordid hopes and fond desires, 

Here our willing footsteps meeting, 

Every heart to heaven aspires. 

2. From the fount of glory beaming, 

Light celestial cheers our eyes ; 
Mercy from above proclaiming 
Peace and pardon from the skies. 

3. "Who may share this great salvation ? 

Every pure and humble mind ; 
Every kindred, tongue, and nation, 
From the dross of guilt refined. 

4. Blessings all around bestowing, 

God withholds his care from none ; 
Grace and mercy ever flowing 
From the fountain of his throne. 

5. Lord, with favor still attend us ; 

Bless us with thy wondrous love ; 
Thou, our Sun and Shield, defend us : 
All our hope is from above. 

25. Evening Hymn. S. M. 

1. The sun has gone to rest ; 

The bee forsakes the flower ; 
The young bird slumbers in its nest, 
Within the leafy bower. 

2. Where have I been this day ? 

Into what follies run ? 
Forgive me, Father, when I pray 
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son. 



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3. When all my days are o'er, 
And in the tomb I rest, 
O, may my ransomed spirit soar 
Up to a Saviour's breast. 

26. Closing Hymn. 8s & 7s. 

1. Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 

Hope and comfort from above : 
Let us each, thy peace possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 

2. Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For thy gospel's joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound. 

3. Make us gentle, kind, and lowly ; 

Teach us, Father, by thy word, 
How we may be good and holy, 
Like to Jesus Christ our Lord. 

27. Closing Hymn. L. M. 

1. Father, once more let grateful praise 

And humble prayer to thee ascend, 
Thou Guide and Guardian of our ways, 
Our early and our only Friend. 

2. Since every day and hour that 's gone 

Has been with mercy richly crowned, 
Mercy, we know, shall still flow on, 
Forever sure, as time rolls round. 

3. Hear then the parting prayers we pour, 

And bind our hearts in love alone ; 
And if we meet on earth no more, 
May we at last surround thy throne. 



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28. Thanksgiving. 8s & 7s M. 

1. Praise the Lord, when blushing morning 

Wakes the blossoms fresh with dew ; 
Praise him when revived creation 
Beams with beauties fair and new. 

2. Praise the Lord, when early breezes 

Come so fragrant from the flowers ; 

Praise, thou willow, by the brook-side, 

Praise, ye birds, among the bowers. 

3. Praise the Lord, and may his blessing 

Guide us in the way of truth, 
Keep our feet from paths of error, 
Make us holy in our youth. 

4. Praise the Lord, ye hosts of heaven ; 

Angels, sing your sweetest lays ; 
All things utter forth his glory ; 
Sound aloud Jehovah's praise. 



29. Doxology. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. From all that dwell below the skies 
Let the Creator's praise arise ; 

Let the Redeemer's name be sung, 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; 
Eternal truth attends thy word ; 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 

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30. Praise for Creation and Providence. 

Watts. r< Tyr 

1. I sing the mighty power of God 

That made the mountains rise, 
That spread the flowing seas abroad, 
And built the lofty skies. 

2. I sing the wisdom that ordained 

The sun to rule the day ; 
The moon shines full at his command, 
And all the stars obey. 

3. I sing the goodness of the Lord, 

Who fills the earth with food ; 
He formed the creatures by his word, 
And then pronounced them good. 

4. Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, 

Where'er I turn my eye, — 
If I survey the ground I tread, 
Or gaze upon the sky ! 

5. There's not a plant or flower below 

But makes thy glories known ; 
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, 
By order from thy throne. 

31. Goodness of God in his Works. C. M. 

1. There's not a tint that paints the rose, 

Or decks the lily fair, 
Or streaks the humblest flower that grows, 
But God has placed it there. 

2. There's not of grass a simple blade, 

Or leaf of lowliest mien, 
Where heavenly skill is not displayed, 
And heavenly wisdom seen. 



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3. There's not a star whose twinkling light 

Illumes the spreading earth, 
There's not a cloud, or dark or bright, 
But mercy gave it birth. 

4. Then wake, my soul, and sing his name, 

And all his praise rehearse, 
"Who spread abroad earth's glorious frame, 
And built the universe. 



32. Songs of Praise. 7 s M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Songs of praise the angels sang, 
Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
When Jehovah's work begun, 
When he spake and it was done. 

2. Songs of praise awoke the morn 
When the Prince of Peace was bom ; 
Songs of praise arose when he 
Captive led captivity. 

3. Heaven and earth must pass away ; 
Songs of praise shall crown that day : 
God will make new heavens and earth ; 
Songs of praise shall hail then birth. 

4. And will man alone be dumb, 
Till that glorious kingdom come ? 
No : the church delights to raise 
Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 

5. Saints below, with heart and voice, 
Still in songs of praise rejoice, 
Learning here by faith and love 
Songs of praise to sing above. 



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6. Borne upon their latest breath, 

Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 

Then, amidst eternal joy? 

Songs of praise their powers employ. 



33. Praise. 7s M. 

Mrs. Follen. 

1. Praise to God ! O, let us raise 
From our hearts a song of praise ; 
Of that goodness let us sing 
Whence our lives and blessings spring. 

2. Praise to Him who made the light, 
Praise to him who gave us sight, 
Praise to him who formed the ear ; 
Will he not his children hear ? 

3. Praise him for our happy hours, 
Praise him for our various powers, 
For these thoughts that soar above, 
For these hearts he made for love ; — 

4. For the voice he placed within, 
Bearing witness when we sin ; 
Praise to him whose tender care 
Keeps the watchful guardian there. 

5. Praise the mercy that did send 
Jesus for our Guide and Friend ; 
Praise him, every heart and voice, 
Him who makes the world rejoice. 



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34. God our best Friend. C. M. 

Mrs. Follen". 

1. It was my heavenly Father's love 

Brought every being forth ; 
He made the shining worlds above, 
And every thing on earth. 

2. Each lovely flower, the smallest fly, 

The sea, the waterfall, 
The bright green fields, the clear blue sky, — 
'Tis God that made them all. 

3. He gave me all my friends, and taught 

My heart to love them well, 
And he bestowed the power of thought, 
And speech my thoughts to tell. 

4. My father and my mother dear, — 

He is their Father too ; 
He bids me all then- precepts hear, 
And all they teach me, do. 

5. God sees and hears me all the day, 

And 'mid the darkest night ; 
He views me when I disobey, 
And when I act aright. 

6. He guides me with a parent's care 

"When I am all alone ; 
My hymns of praise, my humble prayer, 
He hears them every one. 



God hears what I am saying now : 

O, what a wondrous thought ! 
My heavenly Father, teach me how 



To love thee as I ought. 



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35. A Child's Evening Hymn. C. M. 

Mrs. Follen. 

1. How beautiful the setting sun ! 

The clouds, how bright and gay ! 
The stars appearing one by one, 
How beautiful are they ! 

2. And when the moon climbs up the sky, 

And sheds her gentle light, 
And hangs her crystal lamp on high, 
How beautiful is night ! 

3. And can it be I am possessed 

Of something brighter far ? 
Glows there a light within this breast 
Outshining every star ? 

4. Yes, should the sun and stars turn pale, 

The mountains melt away, 
This flame within shall never fail, 
But live in endless day. 

5. This is the soul that God has given : — 

Sin may its lustre dim ; 
While goodness bears it up to heaven, 
And leads it back to him. 



36. God our Shepherd. lis M. 

Montgomery. 

1. The Lord is my Shepherd ; no want shall I know ; 
I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest ; 
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow ; 
Restores me when wandering, redeems when op- 
pressed. 



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2. Through the valley and shadow of death though I 

stray, 
Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear ; 
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay ; 
No harm can befall with my Comforter near. 

3. In the midst of affliction, my table is spread ; 

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er ; 
"With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; 
O, what shall I ask of thy providence more ? 

4. Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 

Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above ; 
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod, 
Through the land of their sojourn thy kingdom 
of love. 

37. Trust in God. C. M. 

H. M. Williams. 

1. Whilst Thee I seek, protecting Power, 

Be my vain wishes stilled ; 
And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled. 

2. Thy love the power of thought bestowed ; 

To thee my thoughts would soar ; 
Thy mercy o'er my fife has flowed ; 
That mercy I adore. 

3. In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand I see ! 
Each blessing to my soul more dear, 
Because conferred by thee. 

4. In every joy that crowns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 



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5. When gladness wings my favored hour, 

Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; 
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, 
My soul shall meet thy will. 

6. My lifted eye without a tear 

The gathering storm shall see ; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; 
That heart shall rest on thee. 



38. Praise. 8s & 7s M. 

1. Praise the Lord ; ye heavens, adore him ; 

Praise him, angels in the height ; 
Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; 
Praise him, all ye stars of light. 

2. Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken ; 

Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; 
Laws, which never can be broken, 
For their guidance he hath made. 

3. Praise the Lord, for he is glorious ; 

Never shall his promise fail ; 
God hath made his saints victorious ; 
Sin and death shall not prevail. 

4. Praise the God of our salvation ; 

Hosts on high, his power proclaim ; 
Heaven, and earth, and all creation, 
Praise and magnify his name. 



39. God our Preserver. H. M. 

Watts. 

1. Upward I lift mine eyes ; 
From God is all my aid ; 



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The God that built the skies, 
And earth and nature made : 
He is the tower 
To which I fly ; 
His grace is nigh 
In every hour. 

2. My feet shall never slide, 

Nor fall in fatal snares, 
Since God, my Guard and Guide, 
Defends me from my fears. 
Those wakeful eyes, 
Which never sleep, 
Shall Israel keep 
"When dangers rise. 

3. No burning heat by day, 

Nor blasts of evening air, 
Shall take my health away, 
If God be with me there. 
Thou art my sun, 
And thou my shade, 
To guard my head, 
By night or noon. 

4. Hast thou not given thy word 

To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord 
To keep my mortal breath. 
I'll go and come, 
Nor fear to die, 
Till from on high 
Thou call me home. 
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40. The Lord's Day. 7s M. 

Pletel's Hymn. 

1. Maker of the Sabbath day, 
Teach us how to praise and pray ; 
Thou this blessed day hast given, 
To prepare our souls for heaven. 

2. Ruler of the earth and sky, 
Lord of all below or high, 
Make the young, as well as old, 
Sheep of our Redeemer's fold. 

3. Friend of children, hear our prayer ; 
Let no trifling feeling dare 

Steal the precious hours away 
Of this sacred Sabbath day. 



41. Goodness of God. L. M. 

Mrs. Follen. 

1. God, thou art good ; each perfumed flower, 

The waving field, the dark green wood, 
The insect fluttering for an hour, — 
All things proclaim that God is good. 

2. I hear it in each breath of wind ; 

The hills that have for ages stood, 
And clouds with gold and silver lined, 
All still repeat that God is good. 

3. Each little rill, that many a year 

Has the same verdant path pursued, 
And every bird in accents clear, 
Joins in the song that God is good. 



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4. The countless hosts of twinkling stars, 

That sing his praise, with light renewed, 
The rising sun, each day, declares, 
In rays of glory, God is good. 

5. The moon, that walks in brightness, says 

That God is good ; and man, endued 

With power to speak his Maker's praise, 

Should still repeat that God is good. 

42. God is Love. C. P. M. 

Rev. H. Moore. 

1. My God, thy boundless love I praise ; 
How bright on high its glories blaze ! 

How sweetly bloom below ! 
It streams from thine eternal throne ; 
Through heaven its joys forever run, 

And o'er the earth they flow. 

2. 'T is love that paints the purple morn, 
And bids the clouds, in air upborne, 

Their genial drops distil : 
In every vernal beam it glows, 
And breathes in every gale that blows, 

And glides in every rill. 

3. It robes in cheerful green the ground, 
And pours its flowery beauties round, 

"Whose sweets perfume the gale ; 
Its bounties richly spread the plain, 
The blushing fruit, the golden grain, 

And smile in every vale. 

4. But in thy word we see it shine 
With grace and glory more divine, 

Proclaiming sins forgiven ; 



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There Faith, bright cherub, points the way 
To realms of everlasting day, 
And opens all her heaven. 

5. Then let the love, that makes me blest, 
With cheerful praise inspire my breast, 

And ardent gratitude ; 
And all my thoughts and passions tend 
To thee, my Father and my Friend, 

My soul's eternal good. 



43, Invocation. 6s & 4s M. 

1. Come, thou Almighty King ! 
Help us thy name to sing ! 

Help us to praise ! 
Father, all-glorious, 
O'er all victorious, 
Come and reign over us, 

Ancient of days ! 

2. Come, thou all-gracious Lord ! 
By heaven and earth adored, 

Our prayer attend ! 
Come, and thy children bless ; 
Give thy good word success ; 
Make thine own holiness . 

On us descend. 

3. Never from us depart ; 
Rule thou in every heart, 

Hence, evermore ! 
Thy sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 



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44. Praise. L. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. God of my life, through all its days 

My grateful powers shall sound thy praise ; 
The song shall wake with opening light, 
And warble to the silent night. 

2. When anxious cares would break my rest, 
And grief would tear my throbbing breast, 
Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, 
Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 

3. When death o'er nature shall prevail, 
And all the powers of language fail, 

Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, 
And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 

4. But O, when that last conflict 's o'er, 
And I am chained to flesh no more, 
With what glad accents shall I rise 
To join the music of the skies ! 



45. God our Father. L. M. 

1. Great God, and wilt thou condescend 
To be my Father and my Friend ? 

I but a child, and thou so high, 

The Lord of earth, and air, and sky ? 

2. Art thou my Father ? Canst thou bear 
To hear my poor, imperfect prayer, 

Or stoop to listen to the praise 
That such a little one can raise ? 

3. Art thou my Father ? Let me be 
A meek, obedient child to thee, 

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30 HYMNS. 

And try, in every deed and thought, 
To serve and please thee as I ought. 

4. Art thou my Father ? I'll depend 
Upon the care of such a Friend, 
And only wish to do and be 
Whatever seemeth good to thee. 

5. Art thou my Father ? Then, at last, 
When all my days on earth are past, 
Send down, and take me, in thy love, 
To be thy better child above. 



46. God every where. C. M. 

1. Almighty God, thy gracious power 

On every hand I see ; 
O, may the blessings of each hour 
Lead all my thoughts to thee. 

2. If, on the wings- of morn, I speed 

To earth's remotest bound, 
Thy hand will there my footsteps lead, 
Thy love my path surround. 

3. Thy power is in the ocean deeps, 

And reaches to the skies ; 
Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 
Thy goodness never dies. 

4. From morn till noon, till latest eve, 

The hand of God I see ; 
And all the blessings I receive, 
Ceaseless, proceed from thee. 



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5. In all the varying scenes of time 
On thee my hopes depend ; 
Through every age, in every clime, 
My Father and my Friend. 

4:7. Omnipresence of God. L. M. 

1. Among the deepest shades of night, 

Can there be one who sees my way ? 
Yes, God is like the shining light, 
That turns the darkness into day. 

2. "When every eye around me sleeps, 

May I not sin without control ? 
No ; for a constant watch he keeps 
On every thought of every soul. 

3. If I could find some cave unknown, 

Where human feet have never trod, 
Yet there I could not be alone ; 
On every side there would be God. 

4. He smiles in heaven, he rules in hell ; 

He fills the air, the earth, the sea : 
I must within his presence dwell ; 
I cannot from his presence flee. 

48. Going to Church. 7s M. 

Montgomery. 

1. To thy temple I repair ; 
Lord, I love to worship there ; 
"While thy glorious praise is sung, 
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue. 

2. While the prayers of saints ascend, 
God of love, to mine attend ; 



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While I hearken to thy law, 
Fill my soul with humble awe. 

3. While thy ministers proclaim 
Peace and pardon in thy name, 
Through their voice, by faith, may I 
Hear thee speaking from on high. 

4. From thy house when I return, 
May my heart within me burn ; 
And at evening let me say, 

" I have walked with God to-day." 



49. Thou, God, seest me. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. In all my vast concerns with thee, 

In vain my soul would try 
To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee 
The notice of thine eye. 

2. Thine all-surrounding sight surveys 

My rising and my rest, 
My public walks, my private ways, 
The secrets of my breast. 

3. My thoughts lie open to the Lord 

Before they 're formed within ; 
And ere my hps pronounce the word, 
He knows the sense I mean. 

4. O, wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! 

Where can a creature hide ? 
Within thy circling arms I lie, 
Beset on every side. 



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o. So let thy grace surround me still, 
And like a bulwark prove, 
To guard my soul from every ill, 
Secured by sovereign love. 

50. The Lord's Prayer. lis M. 

1. Our Father in heaven, we hallow thy name ; 
May thy kingdom holy on earth be the same ; 

0. give to us daily our portion of bread ; 
It is from thy bounty that all must be fed. 

2. Forgive our transgressions, and teach us to know 
The humble compassion that pardons each foe ; 
Keep us from temptation, from weakness and sin, 
And thine be the glory forever. Amen. 

51. The Lord's Prayer. L. M. 

1. Our Father, full of grace divine, 

To thy great name be praises paid ; 
Thy kingdom come, thy glory shine, 
And be thy will on earth obeyed. 

2. Give us our bread from day to day, 

And all our wants do thou supply ; 
With gospel truth feed us, we pray, 
That we may never faint or die. 

3. Extend thy grace, our hearts renew, 

Our each offence in love forgive ; 
Teach us divine forgiveness too, 
And let us free from evil live. 

4. For thine 's the kingdom, and the power, 

And all the glory waits thy name ; 
Let every land thy grace adore, 
And sound a long and loud Amen. 



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52. Prayer. 7s & 6s M. 

1. Go when the morning shineth, 

Go when the noon is bright, 
Go when the eve declineth, 

Go in the hush of night ; 
Go with pure mind and feeling, 

Fling earthly thought away, 
And in thy chamber kneeling, 

Do thou in secret pray. 

2. Remember all who love thee, 

All who are loved by thee ; 
Pray, too, for those who hate thee, 

If any such there be : 
Then for thyself, in meekness, 

A blessing humbly claim, 
And link with each petition 

Thy great Redeemer's name. 

3. Or, if 'tis e'er denied thee 

In solitude to pray, 
Should holy thoughts come o'er thee, 

When friends are round thy way, 
E'en then the silent breathing, 

Thy spirit raised above, 
Will reach his throne of glory, 

Who is Mercy, Truth, and Love. 

4. O, not a joy nor blessing 

With this can we compare — 
The power that he hath given us 

To pour our souls in prayer. 
Whene'er thou pin'st in sadness, 

Before his footstool fall, 
Remember, in thy gladness, 

His love who gave thee all. 



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53. Prayer. C. M. 

1. When daily I kneel down to pray, 
As I am taught to do, 
God will not answer what I say, 
Unless I feel it too. 



2. Some idle play, or childish toy, 
Can send my thoughts abroad ; 
Though it should be my greatest joy 
To love and seek the Lord. 



3. O, let me never, never dare 

To act the trifler's part, 
Or think that God will hear a prayer 
Which comes not from the heart. 

4. But if I make his ways my choice, 

As holy children do, 
Then while I seek him with my voice, 
My heart will love him too. 



54. Prayer. C. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 
Unuttered or expressed ; 
The motion of a hidden fire, 
That trembles in the breast. 



Prayer is the simplest form of speech 

That infant lips can try ; 
Prayer, the subHmest strains that reach 

The Majesty on high. 



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3. O Thou, by whom we come to God, 
The Life, the Truth, the Way, 
The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; 
Lord, teach us how to pray. 

55. A Child's Evening Prayer. C. M. 

Barton. 

1. Before I close my eyes in sleep, 

Lord, hear my evening prayer, 
And deign a helpless child to keep 
By thy protecting care. 

2. The little birds, that sing all day, 

In many a leafy wood, 
By thee are clothed in plumage gay, 
By thee supplied with food. 

3. And when at night they cease to sing, 

By thee protected still, 
Their young ones sleep beneath their wing, 
Secure from every ill. 

4. Thus wilt thou guard with gracious arm 

The couch whereon I lie, 
And keep thy child from every harm 
Beneath thy watchful eye. 

5. For night and day to thee are one ; 

The helpless are thy care ; 
And we are sure, through thy dear Son, 
Thou hear'st an infant prayer. 

56. Coming to Christ. C. M. 

1. See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, 
With all-engaging charms : 



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Hark ! how he calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in his arms ! 

2. " Permit them to approach," he cries, 

" Nor scorn their humble name, 
For 't was to bless such souls as these 
The Lord of angels came." 

3. Ye little flock, with pleasure hear, 

Ye children, seek his face, 
And fly with transport to receive 
The blessings of his grace. 



57. Seasons of Prayer. lis M. 

H. Wake, Jr. 

1. To prayer, to prayer ; for the morning breaks, 
And earth in her Maker's smile awakes ; 

His light is on all below and above, — 
The light of gladness, and life, and love. 
O, then, on the breath of this early air, 
Send upward the incense of grateful prayer. 

2. To prayer ; for the glorious sun is gone, 

And the gathering darkness of night comes on ; 
Like a curtain from God's kind hand it flows 
To shade the couch where his children repose. 
Then kneel, while the watching stars are bright, 
And give your last thoughts to the Guardian of 
night. 

3. To prayer ; for the day that God has blest 
Comes tranquilly on with its welcome rest. 
It speaks of creation's early bloom ; 

It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb. 
Then summon the spirit's exalted powers, 
And devote to Heaven the hallowed hours. 
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4. The voice of prayer in the world of bliss ! 
But gladder, purer, than rose from this. 
The ransomed shout to their glorious King, 
Where no sorrow shades the soul as they sing ; 
But a sinless and joyous song they raise, 
And their voice of prayer is eternal praise. 

58. The Heart-searching God. L. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. High in the heavens God dwells alone, 
And glorious light surrounds his throne ; 
No night is there ; his piercing eye 
Looks through the darkness of the sky. 

2. Before the tongue the mind declares, 

He knows our thoughts, designs, and cares ; 
In daily toil and evening rest 
He sees the secrets of our breast. 

3. He sees his suffering children weep 
Far in the desert and the deep ; 

He gives them strength when hope departs, 
And heals the sorrows of their hearts. 

4. He keeps the book of life, and there 
Writes every wish and every prayer ; 
There keeps our crimes and follies past, 
To use in judgment at the last. 

59. Encouragement to pray. P. M. 

J. Taylor. 

1. I SAW the glorious sun arise 

From yonder mountain gray ; 
And as he travelled through the skies, 
The darkness fled away ; 



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And all around me was so bright, 
I wished it would be always light. 

2. But when his shining course was done, 

The gentle moon drew nigh, 
And stars came twinkling, one by one, 

Upon the shady sky. 
Who made the sun to shine so far, 
The moon, and every twinkling star ? 

3. God made the sun that blazes high, 

The moon more pale and dim, 
And all the stars that fill the sky 

Are made and ruled by him ; 
And yet a child may ask his care, 
x\nd call upon his name in prayer. 

4. And this large world of ours below, 

The waters and the land, 
With all the trees and flowers that grow, 

Were fashioned by his hand ; 
And yet this God will condescend 
To be a feeble infant's Friend. 

5. O, yes, when little children cry, 

He hearkens to their prayer ; 
His throne of grace is always nigh, 

And I will venture there ; 
1 7 11 go, depending on his word, 
And seek his grace through Christ our Lord. 

60. Prayer for Wisdom. C. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Almighty God, in humble prayer 
To thee our souls we lift ; 
Do thou our waiting minds prepare 
For thy most needful gift. 



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2. We ask not golden streams of wealth, 

Along our path to flow ; 
We ask not undecaying health, 
Nor length of years below. 

3. We ask not honors, which an hour 

May bring and take away ; 
We ask not pleasure, pomp, or power, 
Lest we should go astray. 

4. We ask for wisdom ; Lord, impart 

The knowledge how to live ; 
A wise and understanding heart 
To all before thee give. 

5. The young remember thee in youth, 

Before the evil days ; 
The old be guided by thy truth 
In wisdom's pleasant ways. 



61. Lord, remember me. C. M. 

1. Soon as my youthful lips can speak 

Their feeble prayer to thee, 
O, let my heart thy favor seek ; 
Good God, remember me. 

2. From every sin that wounds the heart 

May I be taught to flee ; 
O, bid them all from me depart ; 
Good Lord, remember me. 

3. When with life's heavy load oppressed, 

I bend the trembling knee, 
Then give my troubled spirit rest ; 
Good Lord, remember me. 



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4. O, let me on the bed of death 
Thy great salvation see, 
And pray with my expiring breath, — 
" Good Lord, remember me." 



62. Early Piety. C. M. 

Hebek. 

1. By cool Siloam's shady rill, 

How sweet the lily grows ! 
How sweet the breath beneath the hill 
Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 

2. Lo ! such the child whose early feet 

The paths of peace have trod ; 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God. 

3. By cool Siloam's shady rill 

The lily must decay ; 
The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
Must shortly fade away. 

4. And soon, too soon, the wintry hour 

Of man's maturer age 
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power 
And stormy passion's rage. 

5. Thou, whose infant feet were found 

Within thy Father's shrine, 
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, 
Were all alike divine, — 

6. Dependent on thy bounteous breath, 

We seek thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
To keep us still thine own. 

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63. Early Piety. H. M. 

1. When little Samuel woke, 

And heard his Maker's voice, 
At every word he spoke, 
How much did he rejoice ! 

blessed, happy child, to find 

The God of heaven so near and kind. 

2. If God would speak to me, 

And say he was my Friend, 
How happy should I be ! 

O, how r would I attend ! 
The smallest sin I then should fear, 
If God Almighty were so near. 

3. And does he never speak ? 

O, yes ! for in his word 
He bids me come and seek 

The God whom Samuel heard ; 
In almost every page I see, 
The God of Samuel calls to me. 

4. And I, beneath his care, 

May safely rest my head ; 

1 know that God is there, 

To guard my humble bed : 
And every sin I well may fear, 
Since God Almighty is so near. 

5. Like Samuel, let me say, 

Whene'er I read his word, 
" Speak, Lord ; I would .obey 

The voice that Samuel heard ; " 
And when I in thy house appear, 
Speak, for thy servant waits to hear. 



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64. Early Piety. L. M. 

Cawood. 

1. In Israel's fane, by silent night, 

The lamp of God was burning bright ; 
And there, by viewless angels kept, 
Samuel, the child, securely slept. 

2. A voice unknown the stillness broke ; 

" Samuel ! " it called, and thrice it spoke ; 
He rose : he asked whence came the word ; 
From Eh ? No — it was the Lord. 

3. Thus early called to serve his God, 
In paths of righteousness he trod ; 
Prophetic visions fired his breast, 
And all the chosen tribes were blest. 

4. Speak, Lord ; and, from our earliest days, 
Incline our hearts to love thy ways : 

Thy wakening voice hath reached our ear ; 
Speak, Lord, to us ; thy servants hear. 



65. Early Piety. C. M. 

1. In the soft season of thy youth, 

In nature's smiling bloom, 
Ere age arrive, and, trembling, wait 
Its summons to the tomb, — 

2. Remember thy Creator, God ; 

For him thy powers employ ; 
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, 
Thy confidence, thy joy. 

3. He shall defend and guide thy course 

Through life's uncertain sea, 



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Till thou art landed on the shore 
Of blest eternity. 

4. Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 
The path of heavenly truth ; 
The earth affords no lovelier sight 
Than a religious youth. 



66. Early Piety. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. Happy the child whose early years 

Receive instruction well ; 
Who hates the sinner's path, and fears 
The road that leads to hell. 

2. When we devote our youth to God, 

'T is pleasing in his eyes ; 
A flower, when offered in the bud, 
Is no vain sacrifice. 

3. 'T is easier work if w T e begin 

To fear the Lord betimes ; 
While sinners, w T ho grow old in sin, 
Are hardened in their crimes. 

4. 'T will save us from a thousand snares 

To mind religion young ; 
Grace will preserve our following years, 
And make our virtues strong. 

5. To thee, Almighty God, to thee 

Our childhood we resign ; 
'T will please us to look back, and see 
That our whole lives were thine. 



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6. Let the sweet work of prayer and praise 
Employ our youngest breath ; 
Thus we 're prepared for longer days, 
Or fit for early death. 

67. The Ways of Wisdom. C. M. 

1. How happy is the child who hears 

Instruction's faithful voice, 
And who celestial wisdom makes 
His early, only choice ! 

2. For she has treasures greater far 

Than east or west unfold ; 
And her rewards more precious are 
Than all their stores of gold. 

3. She guides the young with innocence 

In pleasure's path to tread ; 
A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 

4. According as her labors rise, 

So her rewards increase ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 

68. Early Piety. C. M. 

1. O, in the morn of life, when youth 

With vital ardor glows, 
And shines in all the fairest charms 
That beauty can disclose * — 

2. Deep in thy soul, before its powers 

Are yet by vice enslaved, 
Be thy Creator's glorious name 
And character engraved ; — 



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3. Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud 

The sunshine of thy days, 
And cares and toils, in endless round, 
Encompass all thy ways. 

4. True wisdom, early sought and gained, 

In age will give thee rest : 
O, then improve the morn of life, 
To make its evening blest. 



69. Remember thy Creator. 7s & 6s M. 

1. Remember thy Creator, 

While youth's fair spring is bright, 
Before thy cares are greater, 

Before comes age's night ; 
While yet the sun shines o'er thee, 

While stars the darkness cheer, 
While life is all before thee, 

Thy great Creator fear. 

2. Remember thy Creator, 

Before the dust returns 
To earth, its kindred nature, 

And life's last ember burns, — 
Before with God, who gave it, 

The spirit shall appear : 
He cries, who died to save it, 

" Thy great Creator fear." 



70. Trust in God. C. M. 

1. Now that my journey 's just begun, 
My road so little trod, 
I'll come, before I farther run, 
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2. What sorrows may my steps attend 

I never can foretell ; 
But if the Lord will be my Friend, 
I know that all is well. 

3. If all my earthly friends should die, 

And leave me mourning here, 
Since God can hear the orphan's cry, 
O, what have I to fear ? 

4. If I am poor, He can supply, 

Who has my table spread, 
Who feeds the ravens when they cry, 
And fills his poor with bread. 

5. If I am rich, he'll guard my heart, 

Temptation to withstand, 
And make me willing to impart 
The bounties of his hand. 

6. But, Lord, whatever grief or ill 

For me may be in store, 
Make me submissive to thy will, 
And I would ask no more. 



71. A Child's Prayer. C. M. 

1. Lord, teach a little child to pray ; 

And O, accept my prayer ; 
For thou canst hear the words I say, 
Since thou art every where. 

2. A little sparrow cannot fall 

Unnoticed, Lord, by thee ; 
And though I am so young and small, 
Thou dost take care of me. 



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3. Teach me to do whate'er is right, 
And when I sin, forgive ; 
And make it still my chief delight 
To serve thee while I live. 



72. Trust in God. 8s & 10s M. 

1. From Him who is thy Guard, thy Shield, 

Turn not thy youthful heart away ; 
His favor he will freely yield ; 

Then for his mercy ever pray. 
O, put thy trust in him ; then thou art blest ; 
For on his love full safely mayst thou rest. 

2. His love will be a shining light, 

A light that shall endure for aye, 
A guide to thee in sorrow's night, 
A sunbeam in thy brightest day : 
Then let thy grateful thoughts forever rise 
To Him whose bounty every want supplies. 

3. And in the sunshine and the shade 

Of life, O, ever turn to Him 
Who all things bright and good hath made, 

Whose eye of love is never dim ! 
O, cast thy care on him, nor yield to fear, — 
The Father ever kind and ever near ! 



73. Conflict S. M. 

1. My soul, be on thy guard ; 
Ten thousand foes arise : 
The hosts of sin are pressing hard 
To draw thee from the skies. 



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2. O, watch, and strive, and pray ; 

The battle ne'er give o'er ; 
Renew it boldly every day, 
And help divine implore. 

3. Ne'er think the victory won, 

Nor lay thine armor down; 
Thine arduous work will not be done 
Till thou obtain thy crown. 

4. Fight on, my soul, till death 

Shall bring thee to thy God ; 
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, 
To his divine abode. 



74. Early Piety. S. M. 

1. Sweet is the time of spring, 

When nature's charms appear, — 
The birds with ceaseless pleasure sing, 

And hail the opening year ; 
But sweeter far the spring 

Of wisdom and of grace, 
When children bless and praise their King, 

Who loves the youthful race. 

2. Sweet is the dawn of day, 

When light just streaks the sky, 
When shades and darkness pass away, 

And morning's beams are nigh ; 
But sweeter far the dawn 

Of piety in youth, 
When doubt and darkness are withdrawn 
Before the light of truth. 
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3. Sweet is the early dew 

Which gilds the mountain tops, 
And decks each plant and flower we view 

With pearly, glittering drops ; 
But sweeter far the scene 

On Zion's holy hill, 
When there the dew of youth is seen 

Its freshness to distil. 

75. God our Guide. L. M. 

Scott. 

1. When Israel, of the Lord beloved, 

Out of the land of bondage came, 
Her fathers' God before her moved, — 
An awful Guide, in smoke and flame. 

2. By day, along th' astonished lands 

The cloudy pillar glided slow ; 
By night, Arabia's crimsoned sands 
Returned the fiery column's glow. 

3. Thus present still, though now unseen, 

When brightly shines the prosperous day, 
Be thoughts of thee a cloudy screen 
To temper the deceitful ray. 

4. And O, when stoops on Judah's path, 

In shade and storm, the frequent night, 
Be thou long-suffering, slow to wrath, 
A burning and a shining light. 

76. The Bible. C. M. 

Watts. 

" 1. How shall the young secure their hearts, 
And guard their lives from sin ? 
Thy word the choicest rules imparts 
To keep the conscience clean. 



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2. When once it enters to the mind, 
It spreads such light abroad, 
The meanest souls instruction find, 
And raise then thoughts to God. 



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3. T is like the sun, a heavenly light, 

That guides us all the day ; 
And, through the dangers of the night, 
A lamp to lead our way. 

4. Thy word is everlasting truth ; 

How pure is every page ! 
That holy book shall guide our youth, 
And well support our age. 



77. The Bible. C. M. 

COWPEK. 

1. The Spirit, breathes upon the word, 

And brings the truth to sight ; 
Precepts and promises afford 
A sanctifying light. 

2. A glory gilds the sacred page, 

Majestic like the sun; 
It gives a light to every age ; 
It gives, but borrows none. 

3. The hand that gave it still supplies 

The gracious light and heat ; 
Its truths upon the nations rise ; 
They rise, but never set. 

4. Let everlasting thanks be thine 

For such a bright display 
As makes a world of darkness shine 
With beams of heavenly day. 



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5. My soul rejoices to pursue 
The steps of Him I love, 
Till glory break upon my view 
In brighter worlds above. 



78. Prophecy and* Inspiration. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. T WAS by an order from the Lord 
The ancient prophets spoke his word ; 
His Spirit did their tongues inspire, 
And warmed their hearts with holy fire. 

2. The works and wonders which they wrought 
Confirmed the messages they brought ; 
The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, 

To save the holy words from death. 

3. Great God, mine eyes with wonder look 
On the blest volume of thy book ; 
There my Redeemer's face I see, 

And read his name who died for me. 

4. Let the false raptures of the mind 
Be lost, and vanish in the wind ; 
Here I can fix my hope secure ; 
This is thy word, and must endure. 



79. The Example of Jesus. 7s M. 

1. Jesus, when a little child, 

Taught us what we ought to be ; 

Holy, harmless, undefiled, 
Was the Saviour's infancy : 

All the Father's glory shone 

In the person of his Son. 



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2.' As in age and strength he grew, 

Heavenly wisdom filled his breast ; 
Crowds attentive round him drew, 

Wondering at their infant Guest ; 
Gazed upon his beaming face, 
Saw him full of truth and grace. 

3. In his heavenly Father's house, 

Jesus loved to spend his days ; 
There he paid his solemn vows, 

There proclaimed his Father's praise ; 
Thus it was his lot to gain 
Favor both with God and man. 

4. Father, guide our steps aright 

In the way that Jesus trod ; 
May it be our chief delight 

to obey thy will, O God ! 
Then to us shall soon be given 
Endless bliss with Christ in heaven. 

80. The Example of Jesus. C. M. 

Enfield. 

1. Behold where, in a mortal form, 

Appears each grace divine ; 
The virtues, all in Jesus met, 
With mildest radiance shine. 

2. To spread the rays of heavenly light, 

To give the mourner joy, 
To preach glad tidings to the poor, 
Was his divine employ. 

3. 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, 

Patient and meek he stood ; 
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; 
He labored for their good. 
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4. In the last hour of deep distress, 

Before his Father's throne, 
With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, 
" Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 

5. Be Christ our pattern and our guide ; 

His image may we bear ; 
O, may we tread his holy steps, 
His joy and glory share. 



81. Jesus the Example of Forgiveness. C. M. 

J. Taylor. 

1. When, for some little insult given, 
My angry passions rise, 
I'll think how Jesus came from heaven, 
And bore his injuries. 



2. He was insulted every day, 

Though all his words were kind ; 
But nothing men could do or say 
Disturbed his heavenly mind. 

3. Not all the wicked scoffs he heard 

Against the truths he taught 
Excited one reviling word, 
Or one revengeful thought. 

4. And when upon the cross he bled, 

With all his foes in view, 
" Father, forgive their sins," he said ; 
" They know not what they do." 

5. Blest Jesus, may I learn of thee 

My temper to amend ; 
And speak the pardoning word for me, 
Whenever I offend. 



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82. The Example of Jesus. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. My dear Redeemer and my Lord, 
I read my duty in thy word ; 
But in thy life thy law appears 
Drawn out in living characters. 

2. Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 
Such deference to thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe and make them mine. 

3. Cold mountains and the midnight air 
"Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer ; 
The desert thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict and thy victory too. 

4. Be thou my pattern : may I bear 
More of thy gracious image here ; 

Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 
Among the followers of the Lamb. 



83. Example of Jesus. L. M. 

Mrs. Steele. 

1. And is the gospel peace and love ? 

Such let our conversation be ; 

The serpent blended with the dove, 

Wisdom and meek simplicity. 

2. Whene'er the angry passions rise, 

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, 
On Jesus let us fix our eyes, 

Bright pattern of the Christian life. 



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3. O, how benevolent and kind ! 

How mild ! how ready to forgive ! 
Be this the temper of our mind, 

And these the rules by which we live. 

4. To do his heavenly Father's will 

Was his employment and delight : 
Humility and holy zeal 

Shone through his life divinely bright. 



84. Jesus our Guide. 7s M. 

FUKNESS. 

1. Feeble, helpless, how shall I 
Learn to live, and learn to die ? 
Who, O God, my guide shall be ? 
Who shall lead thy child to thee ? 

2. Blessed Father, gracious One ! 
Thou hast sent thy holy Son ; 
He will give the light I need, 
He my trembling steps will lead. 

3. Through this world, uncertain, dim, 
Let me ever lean on him, 

From his precepts wisdom draw, 
Make his life my solemn law. 

4. Thus in deed, and thought, and word, 
Led by Jesus Christ the Lord, 

In my weakness, thus shall I 
Learn to live, and learn to die ; — 

5. Learn to live in peace and love, 
Like the perfect ones above ; — 
Learn to die without a fear, 
Feeling thee, my Father, near. 



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85. The Mission of Jesus. C. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. The Son of God came down from heaven 

The erring world to save ; 
He says, " Repent, and be forgiven, 
And live beyond the grave." 

2. By temper holy and serene 

He won his Father's love, 
And, though superior far to men, 
Was harmless as the dove. 

3. He raised the dying from the bed ; 

He caused the blind to see ; 
He made the tombs give up their dead, 
And set the prisoner free. 

4. They nailed him to the cross, and there 

Deep insult on him threw, 
And yet, " Forgive them," was his prayer ; 
" They know not what they do." 

5. No wonder darkness reigned around 

When such a heart grew cold ; 
No wonder o'er the guilty ground 
The angry earthquake rolled. 



86. The Love of Jesus. S. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. For us God's blessed Son, 

From childhood to the grave, 
Was poorer than the humblest one 
Of those he came to save. 



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2. For us he was distressed, 

And many a tear he shed ; 
And had, in his few hours of rest, 
Not where to lay his head. 

3. For us the Saviour died 

In weariness and pain ; 
And God forbid the crimson tide 
Should be poured out in vain. 

4. He rested in the tomb, 

"Where mouldering bodies lie, 
Till the third morning broke the gloom, 
And he ascended high. 

5. Now, in the heaven above 

He sits beside the throne, 
And there implores his Father's love 
For those who wronged his own. 

87. Coming of Christ. C. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! 

The Saviour promised long ; 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2. On him the spirit, largely poured, 

Exerts its sacred fire ; 
Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and love, 
His holy breast inspire. 

3. He comes from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray, 
And on the eyeballs of the blind 
To pour celestial day. 



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4. He comes the broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure, 
And with the treasures of his grace 
T' enrich the humble poor. 

5. Our glad hosannas, Prince. of Peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 
With thy beloved name. 



88. Song of the Herald Angels. 8s & 7s M. 

Ca-wood. 

1. Hark ! what mean those holy voices, 

Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
Lo, th' angelic host rejoices ; 
Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 

2. Listen to the wondrous story, 

Which they chant in hymns of joy : — 
" Glory in the highest, glory ! 
Glory be to God most high. 

3. " Peace on earth, good will from heaven. 

Reaching far as man is found ; 
Souls redeemed and sins forgiven, 
Loud our golden harps shall sound. 

4. " Christ is born, the great Anointed ; 

Heaven and earth, his praises sing ; 
O, receive whom God appointed 

For your Prophet, Priest, and King." 

5. Let us learn the wondrous story 

Of our great Redeemer's birth ; 
Spread the brightness of his glory 
Till it cover all the earth. 



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89. Birth of Jesus. C. M. 

Patrick. 

1. "While shepherds watched their flocks .by night, 

All seated on the ground, 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
And glory shone around. 

2. "Fear not," said he, — for mighty dread 

Had seized then' troubled mind, — 
" Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you and all mankind. 

3. " To you, in David's town, this day 

Is born, of David's line, 
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; 
And this shall be the sign : — 

4. " The heavenly babe you there shall find 

To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid." 

5. Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith 

Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels praising God, and thus 
Addressed their joyful song : — 

6. " All glory be to God on high, 

And to the earth be peace ; 
Good will henceforth, from heaven to men, 
Begin and never cease." 



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90. Coming of Christ 7s & 6s M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Hail to the Lord's Anointed, 

Great David's greater Son ; 
Hail, in the time appointed, 

His reign on earth begun. 
He comes to break oppression, 

To set the captive free, 
To take away transgression, 

And rule in equity. 

2. Before him, on the mountains, 

Shall Peace, the herald, go ; 
And righteousness in fountains 

From hill to valley flow. 
For him shall prayer unceasing, 

And daily vows ascend ; 
His kingdom still increasing, 

A kingdom without end. 

3. O'er every foe victorious, 

He on his throne shall rest, 
From age to age more glorious, 

All blessing and all blest. 
The tide of time shall never 

His covenant remove ; 
His name shall stand forever ; 

That name to us is Love. 



91, Christmas Hymn. C. M. 

Hebee. 

1. O Saviour, whom this holy morn 
Gave to our world below ; 
To mortal want and labor born, 
And more than mortal woe ! 
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2. Incarnate Word ! by every grief, 

By each temptation tried, 
Who lived to jdeld our ills relief, 
And to redeem us died ! 

3. If, gayly clothed and proudly fed, 

In dangerous wealth we dwell, 
Remind us of thy manger bed, 
And lowly cottage cell. 

4. If, pressed by poverty severe, 

In envious want we pine, 
O, may thy spirit whisper near, 
•^ How poor a lot was thine ! 

5. Through fickle fortune's various scene 

From sin preserve us free ; 
Like us thou hast a mourner been ; 
May we rejoice with thee. 



92. Christmas Hymn. C. M. 

Sears. 

1. Calm on the listening ear of night 

Come heaven's melodious strains, 
Where wild Judea stretches far 

Her silver-mantled plains. 
Celestial choirs from courts above 

Shed sacred glories there, 
And angels, with their sparkling lyres, 

Make music on the air. 

2. The answering hills of Palestine 

Send back the glad reply, 
And greet, from all their lofty heights, 
The Dayspring from on high. 



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O'er the blue depths of Galilee 

There comes a holier calm, 
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 

Her silent groves of palm. 

3. " Glory to God ! " the lofty strain 

The realms of ether fills ; 
How sweet the song of solemn joy 

O'er Judah's sacred hills ! 
" Glory to God ! " the sounding skies 

Loud with their anthems ring, — 
" Peace on the earth, good will to men, 

From heaven's eternal King ! " 

4. Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! 

The Saviour now is born ; 
And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains 

Breaks the first Christmas morn. 
Moriah lifts her radiant brow, 

And praise is vocal there, 
And sunny, palm-leaved Olivet 

Sends up her morning prayer. 

5. This day shall Christian tongues be mute, 

And Christian hearts be cold ? 
O, catch the anthem that from heaven 

O'er Judah's mountains rolled, 
When nightly burst from seraphs' harps 

That high and glorious lay, 
" Let man rejoice ! let earth be glad ! 

Salvation comes to-day." 

93. The Star of Bethlehem. C. M. 

Kirke White. 

1. When, marshalled on the nightly plain, 
The glittering host bestud the sky, 
One star alone, of all the train, 
Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 



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2. Hark, hark ! to God the chorus breaks, 

From every host, from every gem ; 
But one alone the Saviour speaks, — 
It is the Star of Bethlehem. 

3. Once on the raging seas I rode ; 

The storm was loud, the night was dark ; 
The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed 
The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 

4. Deep horror then my vitals froze ; 

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
When suddenly a star arose, — 
It was the Star of Bethlehem. 

5. It was my guide, my light, my all ; 

It bade my dark forebodings cease ; 
And through the storm and danger's thrall, 
It led me to the port of peace. 

6. Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, 

I'll sing, first in night's diadem, 
Forever, and forevermore, — 

The Star, the Star of Bethlehem. 



94. Humility of Jesus. C. M. 

1. When Jesus left his Father's throne, 

He chose a humble birth ; 
And all unhonored and unknown, 
He came to dwell on earth. 

2. Like him may we be found below, 

In wisdom's path of peace ; 
Like him in grace and knowledge grow, 
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3. Sweet were his words, and kind his look, 

When mothers round him pressed ; 
Their infants in his arms he took, 
And on his bosom blessed. 

4. Safe from the world's alluring charms, 

Beneath his watchful eye, 
Thus in the circle of his arms 
May we forever lie. 

95. Not ashamed of Jesus. L. M. 

Gregg. 

1. Jesus, and can it ever be 

That I should be ashamed of thee ? 
Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, 
Whose glories shine through endless days ! 

2. Ashamed of Jesus ? sooner far 
Let evening blush to own its star ; 
He sheds the beams of light divine 
O'er this benighted soul of mine. 

3. Ashamed of Jesus ? that dear Friend 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend ? 
No, when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his name. 

4. Ashamed of Jesus ? yes, I may, 
When I've no guilt to wash away, 
No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
No fears to hush, no soul to save. 

5. Till then, — nor is my boasting vain, — 
Till then I boast a Saviour slain ; 

And 0, may this my glory be, 
Jesus is not ashamed of me. 
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96. Jesus teaching the Peopfoo L. M. 

BOWRING. 

1. How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 

From lips of gentleness and grace, 
When listening thousands gathered round, 
And joy and reverence rilled the place ! 

2. From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, 

To heaven he led his followers' way ; 
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
Unveiling an immortal day. 

3. " Come, wanderers, to my Father's home, 

Come, all ye weary ones, and rest ! " 
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, 
Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 



97. Christ's Law of Love. C. M. 

Mrs. Barbauld. 

1. Behold where, breathing love divine, 

Our dying Master stands ; 
His weeping followers, gathering round, 
Receive lus last commands. 

2. From that mild Teacher's parting lips 

What tender accents fell ! 
The gentle precept which he gave 
Became its Author well. 

3. " Blest is the man, whose softening heart 

Feels all another's pain ; 
To whom the supplicating eye 
Was never raised in vain ; — 



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4. " Whose breast expands with generous warmth 

A stranger's woes to feel, 
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound 
He wants the power to heal. 

5. " Peace from the bosom of his Lord, 

My peace, to him I give ; 
And when he kneels before the throne, 
His trembling soul shall live. 

6. " To him protection shall be shown, 

And mercy from above 
Descend on those who thus fulfil 
The perfect law of love." 

98. " Consider the lilies of the -field:' C. M. 

Mary Howitt. 

1. God might have made the earth bring forth 

Enough for great and small, 
The oak tree and the cedar tree, 
Without a flower at all. 

2. We might have had enough, enough 

For every want of ours, 
For luxury, medicine, and toil, 
And yet have had no flowers. 

3. Then wherefore, wherefore were they made, 

All dyed with rainbow light, 
All fashioned with supremest grace, 
Upspringing day and night ; — 

4. Springing in valleys, green and low, 

And on the mountains high, 
And in the silent wilderness, 
Where no man passes by ? 



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5. Our outward life requires them not ; 

Then wherefore had they birth ? 
To minister delight to man ; 
To beautify the earth ; — 

6. To comfort man ; to whisper hope, 

Whene'er his faith is dim ; 
For who so careth for the flowers 
Will much more care for him. 

99. "The Son of man hath not where L. M. 
to lay his head" 

W. Russell. 

1. O'er the dark wave of Galilee 

The gloom of twilight gathers fast, 
And on the waters drearily 

Descends the fitful evening blast. 

2. The weary bird hath left the air, 

And sunk into her sheltered nest ; 
The wandering beast hath sought his lair, 
And laid him down to welcome rest. 



3. Still, near the lake, with weary tread, 

Lingers a form of human kind ; 
And on his lone, unsheltered head 

Flows the chill night-clamp of the wind. 

4. Why seeks he not a home of rest ? 

Why seeks he not the pillowed bed ? 
Beasts have their dens, the bird her nest, - 
He hath not where to lay his head. 

5. Such was the lot he freely chose, 

To bless, to save the human race ; 
And through his poverty there flows 
A rich, full stream of heavenly grace. 



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100. The Widow of Nain. lis & 10s M. 

1. Wake not, mother, sounds of lamentation ! 

Weep not, O widow ; weep not hopelessly ! 
Strong is his arm, the bringer of salvation ; 
Strong is the word of God to succor thee. 

2. Bear forth the cold corpse ; slowly, slowly bear him ; 

Hide his pale features with the sable pall : 
Chide not the sad one wildly weeping near him ; 
Widowed and childless, she has lost her all. 

3. Why pause the mourners ? who forbids their weep- 

ing? 
Who the dark pomp of sorrow hath delayed ? 
" Set down the bier, — he is not dead, but sleeping ; 
Young man, arise ! n He spake, and was obeyed. 

4. Change, then, O sad one, grief to exultation ; 

Worship, and fall before Messiah's knee. 
Strong was his arm, the bringer of salvation ; 
Strong was the word of God to succor thee. 



101. " Lo ! it is I; be not afraid." L. M. 

Sib J. E. Smith. 

1 . When power divine, in mortal form, 
Hushed, with a word, the raging storm, 
In soothing accents Jesus said, 

" Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 

2. So when in silence nature sleeps, 

And his lone watch the mourner keeps, 
This thought shall every fear remove, — 
Trust, feeble man, thy Maker's love. 



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3. God calms the tumult and the storm ; 
He rules the seraph and the worm ; 
No creature is by him forgot, 

Of those who know or know him not. 

4. And when the last dread hour shall come, 
And shuddering nature waits her doom, 
This voice shall wake the pious dead, — 

" Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 



102. " He hath borne our griefs" 6 1. L. M. 

Grant. 

1. When gathering clouds around I view, 
And days are dark, and friends are few, 
On Him I lean, who, not in vain, 
Experienced every human pain ; 

He sees my wants, allays my fears, 
And counts and treasures up my tears. 

2. If aught should tempt my soul to stray 
From heavenly virtue's narrow way, 

To fly the good I should pursue, 

Or do the sin I should not do, 

Still he, who felt temptation's power, 

Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 

3. When mourning o'er some stone I bend, 
Which covers all that was a friend, 
And from his voice, his hand, his smile, 
Divides me for a little while, 

Thou, Saviour, mark'st the tears I shed, 
For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. 

4. And O, when I have safely passed 
Through every conflict but the last, 



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Still, still unchanging, watch beside 
My painful bed, for thou hast died ; 
Then point to realms of cloudless day, 
And wipe the latest tear away. 

103. Jesus stilling the Tempest. C. M. 

Mrs. Hemaxs. 

1. Fear, was within the tossing bark, 

When stormy winds grew loud, 
And waves came rolling high and dark, 
And the tall mast was bowed. 

2. And men stood breathless in their dread, 

And baffled in their skill ; 
But One was there, who rose and said 
To the wild sea, " Be still ! " 

3. And the wind ceased, — it ceased ! that word 

Passed through the stormy sky ; 
The troubled billows knew their Lord, 
And sank beneath his eye. 

4. And slumber settled on the deep, 

And silence on the blast, 
As when the righteous falls asleep, 
When death's fierce throes are past. 

0. Thou, that didst bow the billow's pride, 

Subdue us to thy will ; 
Speak, speak to passion's raging tide, 
Speak and say, " Peace, be still ! " 

104. Love to Christ L. M. 

1. If Love, the noblest, purest, best, 

If Truth, all other truth above, 

Will claim returns from every breast, 

O, surely Jesus claims our love. 



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2. There 's not a hope with comfort fraught, 

Triumphant over death and time, 
But Jesus mingles in the thought, 
Forerunner of that course sublime. 

3. His image meets me in the hour 

Of joy, and brightens every smile ; 
I see him, when the tempests lower, 
Each terror soothe, each grief beguile. 

4. I see his pitying, gentle eye, 

When lonely want appeals for aid ; 
I hear him in the frequent sigh 

That mourns the waste which sin has made. 

o. I meet him at the lowly tomb ; 

I weep where Jesus wept before ; 
And there, above the grave's dark gloom, 
I see him rise, and weep no more. 

6. Then ask me not to live, and be 

A stranger to that generous flame 
Which warms, and to eternity 

Must warm, my soul at Jesus' name. 



105. " He was despised and rejected C. M. 
of men" 

1. The Saviour comes ; no outward pomp 

Bespeaks his presence nigh ; 
No earthly beauties in him shine, 
To draw the carnal eye. 

2. Fair as a blooming, tender flower 

Amidst the desert grows, 
So, slighted and despised by man, 
The heavenly Saviour rose. 



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3. With sinners in the dust he lay ; 

The rich a grave supplied ; 
Unspotted was his blameless life ; 
Unstained by sin he died. 

4. He died to bear the guilt of men, 

That sin might be forgiven ; 
He lives to bless them, and defend, 
And plead then* cause in heaven. 



106. " See how he loved." L. M e 

1. " See how he loved! " exclaimed the Jews, 

As tender tears from Jesus fell ; 
My grateful heart the thought pursues, 
And on the theme delights to dwell. 

2. See how he loved, who travelled on 

Teaching the doctrine from the skies ; 
Who bade disease and pain be gone, 
And called the sleeping dead to rise. 

3. See how he loved, who, firm, yet mild, 

Patient endured the scoihng tongue ; 
Though oft provoked, he ne'er reviled, 
Nor did his greatest foe a wrong. 

4. See how he loved, who never shrank 

From toil or danger, pain or death ; 
Who all the cup of sorrow drank, 
And meekly yielded up his breath. 

5. Such love can we unmoved survey ? 

O, may our breasts with ardor glow 
To tread his steps, his laws obey, 
And thus our warm affection show. 
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107. Excellency of Christ. C. P. M. 

1. 0, could we speak the matchless worth, 

0. could we sound the glories forth, 
Which in our Saviour shine, 

We 'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, 
And vie with Gabriel, while he sings, 
In notes almost divine. 

2. We 'd sing the characters he bears, 
And all the forms of love he wears, 

Exalted on his throne ; 
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 
We would, to everlasting days, 

Make all his glories known. 

3. O, the delightful day will come, 

When Christ our Lord will bring us home, 

And we shall see his face : 
Then with our Saviour, Brother, Friend, 
A blest eternity we '11 spend, 

Triumphant in his grace. 

108. Hosannas of Children in 7 s & 6s M. 

the Temple. 

1. When, his salvation bringing, 

To Zion Jesus came, 
The children all stood singing 

Hosanna to his name. 
Nor did their zeal offend him ; 

But as he rode along, 
He bade them still attend him, 

And smiled to hear their song. 

2. And since the Lord retaineth 

His love for children still, 



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Though now as King he reigneth 

On Zion's heavenly hill, 
We '11 flock around his banner, 

Who sits upon the throne ; 
And cry aloud, " Hosanna 

To David's royal Son." 

3. For, should we fail proclaiming 

Our great Redeemer's praise, 
The stones, our silence shaming, 

Might well hosanna raise. 
But shall w r e only render 

The tribute of our words ? 
No ; while our hearts are tender, 

They, too, shall be the Lord's. 

109. " Her sins are forgiven ; for C. M. 
she loved much' 9 

Moore. 

1. Were not the sinful Mary's tears 

An offering worthy heaven, 
When o'er the faults of former years 
She wept, and was forgiven ; — 

2. When, bringing every balmy sweet 

Her days of luxury stored, 
She o'er her Saviour's hallowed feet 
The precious odors poured, — 

3. And wiped them with that golden hair 

Where once the diamond shone, 
Though now those gems of grief were there 
Which shine for God alone ? 

4. Thou, that hast slept in error's sleep, 

O, wouldst thou wake in heaven ? 
Like Mary kneel, like Mary w r eep, 
Love much, and be forgiven. 



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110. Love to Jesus. C. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. Jesus, I love thy glorious name ; 

T is music to my ear ; 
Fain would I sound it out so loud 
That heaven and earth might hear. 

2. Yes, thou art precious to my soul, 

My treasure and my trust ; 
Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, 
And gold is sordid dust. 

3. All my capacious powers can wish 

In thee doth richly meet ; 
Not to my eyes is light so dear, 
Nor friendship half so sweet. 

4. I '11 speak the honors of thy name 

With my last laboring breath, 
Then speechless give my soul to thee, 
The Conqueror of death. 

111. Gethsemane. L. M. 

1. T is midnight ; and on Olive's brow 

The star is dimmed that lately shone ; 
'Tis midnight ; in the garden, now, 
The suffering Saviour prays alone. 

2. 'T is midnight ; and from all removed, 

Immanuel wrestles lone with fears ; 
E'en the disciple that he loved 

Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 

3. 'Tis midnight ; and for others' guilt 

The Man of sorrows weeps in blood ; 
Yet he that hath in anguish knelt 
Is not forsaken of his God. 



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T is midnight ; and from ether plains 
Is borne the song that angels know ; 

Unheard by mortals are the strains 
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. 



112. Gethsemane. lis M. 

Marie de Fletjry. 

1. Thou sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver stream 
Our Saviour would linger in moonlight's soft beam ; 
And by thy bright waters would oftentimes stray, 
And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. 

2. How damp were the vapors that fell on his head ! 
How hard was his pillow ! how r humble his bed ! 
The angels, astonished, grew sad at the sight, 
And followed their Master with solemn delight. 

3. garden of Olivet, dear honored spot, 

The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot ; 
The theme most transporting to seraphs above, 
The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love. 

4. Come, saints, and adore him, come bow at his feet; 
O, give him the glory, the praise that is meet ; 
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, 

And join the full chorus that gladdens the sides. 



113. Jesus our Refuge from the 7s M. 

Storms of Life. 

1. Jesus, Lover of my soul, 
Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the billows near me roll, 
While the tempest still is high. 
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2. Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life is past ; 
Safe into the haven guide, 
O, receive my soul at last. 

3. Other refuge have I none ; 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; 
Leave, O, leave me not alone ; 
Still support and comfort me. 

4. All my trust on thee is stayed ; 

All my help from thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 
With the shadow of thy wing. 

5. Plenteous grace with thee is found, 

Grace to pardon all my sin ; 
Let the healing streams abound ; 
Make and keep me pure within. 



114. Jesus our Example in Suffering. 7s M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Go to dark Gethsemane, 

Ye that feel temptation's power ; 
Your Redeemer's conflict see ; 

Watch with him one bitter hour. 
Turn not from his griefs away ; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 

2. Follow to the judgment hall ; 

View the Lord of life arraigned. 
O, the wormwood and the gall ! 

O, the pangs his soul sustained ! 
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
Learn of him to bear the cross. 



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3. Calvary's mournful mountain climb ; 

There, admiring at his feet, 
Mark that miracle of time, 

God's own sacrifice complete. 
" It is finished," hear him cry ; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

4. Early hasten to the tomb 

Where they laid his breathless clay ; 
All is solitude and gloom ; 

Who has taken him away ? 
Christ is risen ; he meets our eyes ; 
Saviour, teach us so to rise. 

115. Christ our Example in 6s & 10s M. 

Suffering. 

Mrs. Miles. 

1. Thou who didst stoop below, - 
To drain the cup of woe, 

And wear the form of frail mortality, 

Thy blessed labors done, 

Thy glorious victory won, 
Hast passed from earth — passed to thy home on high. 

2. Our vision may not trace 
In thy celestial face 

The image of the bright, the viewless One ; 
Nor may thy servants hear, 
Save with faith's raptured ear, 

Thy voice of tenderness, God's holy Son. 

3. Although we see thee not, 
Yet thou hast not forgot 

Those who have placed their hope, their trust, in thee, 

Before thy Father's face 

Thou hast prepared a place, 
That where thou art they evermore shall be. 



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4. It was no path of flowers, 
Through this dark world of ours, 

Beloved of the Father, thou didst tread ; 
And shall we, in dismay, 
Shrink from the narrow way, 

When storms and darkness are around it spread ? 

5. O Thou, who art our life, 

Be with us through the strife ; 
Thy holy head by earth's fierce storms was bowed ; 

Raise Thou our eyes above, 

To see the Father's love 
Beam like a bow of promise through the cloud. 

6. And O, if thoughts of gloom 
Should hover o'er the tomb, 

That light of love our guiding star shall be ; 
Our spirits shall not dread 
The shadowy way to tread, 

Friend, Guardian, Saviour, which doth lead to thee. 



116. God's Miracles in Jesus. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. Behold, the blind their sight receive ; 
Behold, the dead awake and live ; 

The dumb speak wonders ; and the lame 
Leap like the hart, and bless his name. 

2. Thus doth the eternal Spirit own 
And seal the mission of his Son ; 
The Father vindicates his cause, 
While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 

3. He dies ; the heavens in mourning stood ; 
He rises, and appears with God : 
Behold the Lord ascending high, 

No more to bleed, no more to dip. 



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Hence and forever from my heart 
I bid my doubts and fears depart, 
And to those hands my soul resign 
Which bear credentials so divine. 



117. " That ye through his poverty C. M. 
might be made rich" 

Mrs. Steele. 

1. Then shone almighty power and love, 

In all their glorious plan, 
When Christ descended from above 
To dwell with sinful man. 

2. To heal the misery below 

The Saviour left the skies, 
And sank to poverty and woe 
That wretched man might rise. 

3. Adoring angels tuned their songs 

To hail the joyful day ; 
With rapture then let mortal tongues 
Their grateful homage pay. 



118. The Sufferings of Jesus. L. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. The morning dawns upon the place 

Where Jesus spent the night in prayer : 
Through yielding glooms behold his face ; 
Nor form nor comeliness is there. 

2. Last eve, by those he called his own, 

Betrayed, forsaken, or denied, 
He met his enemies alone, 

In all their malice, rage, and pride. 



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3. No guile within his mouth is found ; 

He neither threatens nor complains ; 
Meek as a lamb for slaughter bound, 
Dumb 'midst his murderers he remains. 

4. But hark ! — He prays, — 't is for his foes ; 

He speaks, — 'tis comfort to his 'friends 5 
Answers, and paradise bestows ; 

He bows his head ; the conflict ends. 

5. Truly this was the Son of God, 

Though in a servant's mean disguise, 
And bruised beneath the Father's rod ; 
Not for himself, — for man he dies. 



119. Death of Jesus. S. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. Behold th' amazing sight, 

The Saviour lifted high ; 
Behold the Son of God's delight 
Expire in agony. 

2. For whom, for whom, my heart, 

Were all these sorrows borne ? 
Why did he feel that piercing smart, 
And meet that various scorn ? 

3. For love of us he bled, 

And all in torture died ; 
'T was love that bowed his fainting head, 
And oped his gushing side. 

4. I see, and I adore ; 

In sympathy of love, 
I feel the strong attractive power 
To lift my soul above. 



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In thee our hearts unite, 

Nor share thy griefs alone ; 
But from thy cross pursue their flight 

To thy triumphant throne. 



120. " It is finished: 9 8s, 7s, & 4s M. 

1. Hark ! the voice of love and mercy 
Sounds aloud from Calvary ; 
See, it rends the rocks asunder, 
Shakes the earth, and veils the sky ; 

" It is finished ! " 
Hear the dying Saviour cry. 



2. " It is finished ! " O, what pleasure 

Do these precious words afford ! 
Heavenly blessings without measure 
Flow to us from Christ, the Lord ; 

" It is finished ! " 
Saints, the dying words record. 

3. Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; 

Join to sing the pleasing theme ; 
All on earth and all in heaven. 
Join to praise Immanuel's name. 

Hallelujah ! 
Glory to the bleeding Lamb. 



121. Praise for Redemption. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs 
With angels round the throne ; 
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
But all their joys are one. 



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2. " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, 

" To be exalted thus ; " 
" Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, 
" For he was slain for us." 

3. Jesus is worthy to receive 

Honor and power divine ; 
And blessings more than we can give 
Be, Lord, forever thine. 

4. Let all that dwell above the sky, 

And air, and earth, and seas, 
Conspire to lift thy glories high, 
And speak thine endless praise. 

122. The Resurrection. lis M. 

1. Sweet spices they brought on their star-lighted way, 
And came to the grave by the dawning of day. 

" But who will the stone from the sepulchre roll ? " 
They said, as the tear from their weeping eyes stole. 

2. The stone is removed, and the Saviour is gone : 
O, hail, ye disciples, this bright Sabbath morn ; 
Lift, lift your glad voices in triumph on high j 
Your Master has risen, and ye shall not die. 

3. May Christ now appear, as to Mary he came, 
And fill every bosom with piety's flame ; 

Then heaven's bright glories we soon shall obtain, 
Nor Sabbaths so peaceful be useless and vain. 

123. The Resurrection. 7s M. 

Scott. 

1. Angels, roll the rock away, 
Death, give up thy mighty prey ; 
See, he rises from the tomb, 
Shining in immortal bloom. 



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2. T is the Saviour ! angels, raise 
Your triumphant song of praise ; 
Let the heaven's remotest bound 
Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 

3. Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ; 
Now, to glory see him rise ; 
Mark his progress through the sky 
To the radiant world on high. 

4. Heaven unfolds her crystal gate ; 
Enter in thy royal state ; 

King of glory, mount thy throne ; 
'T is thy Father's, and thine own. 

5. Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs, 
Strike with awe your golden lyres ; 
Shout, O earth, in rapturous song, 
Let the strains be loud and long. 



124. Resurrection of Christ. 7 s M. 

1. " Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day," 
Sons of men and angels say ; 
Raise your songs of triumph high ; 
Sing, ye heavens, and, earth, reply. 

2. Love's redeeming work is done, 
Fought the fight, the battle won ; 
Lo, our Sun's eclipse is o'er ; 

Lo, he sets in blood no more. 

3. Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
Christ hath burst the gates of hell ; 
Death in vain forbids his rise ; 
Christ hath opened paradise. 

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4. Soar we now where Christ hath led, 
Following our exalted Head ; 
Made like him, like him we rise ; 
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 



125. The Resurrection. S. M. 

Kelly. 

1. The Lord is risen indeed ; 

And are the tidings true ? 
Yes, we beheld the Saviour bleed, 
And saw him living too. 

2. The Lord is risen indeed ! 

Then Death has lost his prey ; 
With him shall rise the ransomed seed, 
To reign in endless day. 

3. The Lord is risen indeed ! 

Attending angels, hear ; 
Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, 
The joyful tidings bear. 

4. Then take your golden lyres, 

And strike each cheerful chord ; 
Join all the bright, celestial choirs 
To sing our risen Lord. 



126. Jesus dying and rising. L. M. 

Watts. 

1. He dies! the Friend of sinners dies ; 
Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ; 
A solemn darkness veils the skies ; 

A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 



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2. Here 's love and grief beyond degree ; ■ 

The Lord of glory dies for men ; 
But lo, what sudden joys we see ! 
Jesus, the dead, revives again. 

3. The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; 

The tomb in vain forbids his rise ; 
Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies. 

4. Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 

How high your great Deliverer reigns ; 
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, 
Arid led the monster Death in chains. 



127. Gratitude to Jesus. 8s & 7s M. 

1. Jesus, Lord of life and glory, 

Friend of children, hear our lays ; 
Humbly would our souls adore thee, 
Sing thy name in hymns of praise. 

2. We are debtors to thy kindness, 

Lord of grace and boundless love ; 
Thousands wander on in blindness, 
Strangers to the light above. 

3. But 't is ours to read the pages 

Where the rays of glory glow ; 
And, through everlasting ages, 
We aspire thy bliss to know. 

4. Jesus, on thine arm relying, 

We would tread this earthly vale ; 
Be our life when we are dying, 

Be our strength when strength shall fail. 



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128. Jesus appearing to Ms Disciples. C. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. On the first Christian Sabbath eve, 

"When his disciples met, 
O'er his lost fellowship to grieve, 
Nor knew the Scripture yet, — 

2. Lo, in their midst his form was seen, 

The form in which he died ; 
Their Master's marred and wounded mien, 
His hands, his feet, his side. 

3. Then were they glad their Lord to know, 

And hailed him, yet with fear ; 
Jesus, again thy presence show ; 
Meet thy disciples here. 

4. Be in our midst ; let faith rejoice 

Our risen Lord to view, 
And make our spirits hear thy voice 
Say, " Peace be unto you." 

5. And while with thee, in social hours, 

We commune through thy word, 
May our hearts burn, and all our powers 
Confess, " It is the Lord." 

129. Love to Jesus. L. M. 

1. When Jesus Christ was here below, 

And spread his works of love abroad, 
If I had lived so long ago, 

0, should not I have loved the Lord ? 

2. Jesus, who was so very kind, 

Who came to pardon sinful men, 
Who healed the sick, and cured the blind, 
O, should not I have loved him then ? 






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But where is Jesus ? Is he dead ? 

O, no ; he lives in heaven above ; 
And, " Blest are they," the Saviour said, 

" Who, though they have not seen me, love." 



130. " Abide with us, for it is L. M. 

towards evening? 

Keble. 

1. 'Tis gone, that bright and orbed blaze, 
Fast fading from our wistful gaze ; 
Yon mantling cloud has hid from sight 
The last, faint pulse of quivering light. 

2. Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, 
It is not night if thou be near ; 

O, may no earth-born cloud arise, 
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 

3. When the soft dews of kindly sleep 
My weary eyelids gently steep, 

Be my last thought, how sweet to rest 
Forever on my Saviour's breast ! 

4. Abide with me from morn till eve, 
For without thee I cannot live ; 
Abide with me when night is nigh, 
For without thee I dare not die. 



131. Love to God. L. M. 

E. Taylor. 

1. " Thus shalt thou love the Almighty Lord, 
With all thy heart, and soul, and mind." 
So speaks to man that sacred word, 
For counsel and reproof designed. 



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2. " With all thy heart : " no idol thing, 

Though close around the heart it twine, 
Its interposing shade must fling, 
To darken that pure love of thine. 

3. " With all thy mind : " each varied power, 

Creative fancy, musings high, 
And thoughts that glance behind, before, — 
These must religion sanctify. 

4. " With soul and strength : " thy days of ease, 

While vigor nerves each youthful limb, 
And hope and joy, and health and peace, 
All must be freely brought to him. 



132. Jesus crowned. C. M. 

1. Come, children, hail the Prince of Peace, 

Obey the Saviour's call ; 
Come, seek his face, and taste his grace, 
And crown him Lord of all. 

2. Ye lambs of Christ, your tribute bring ; 

Ye children, great and small, 
Hosanna sing to Christ, your King ; 
O, crown him Lord of all. 

3. This Jesus will your sins forgive ; 

For you he drank the gall ; 
For you he died, that you might live ,• 
Then crown him Lord of all. 

4. Let every people, every tribe, 

Around this earthly ball, 
To him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown him Lord of all. 



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All hail, the Saviour, Prince of Peace ; 

Let saints before him fall ; 
Let sinners seek his pardoning grace, 

And crown him Lord of all. 



133. Mutual Love. C. M. 

SWAI^. 

1. How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, 

When those who love the Lord 
In one another's peace delight, 
And so fulfil his word ; — 

2. When each can feel his brother's sigh, 

And with him bear a part ; 
When sorrow flows from eye to eye, 
And joy from heart to heart ; — 

3. When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, 

Our wdshes soar above ! 
We try each other's faults to hide, 
And show a brother's love. 

4. Let love, in one delightful stream, 

Through every bosom flow ; 
And union sweet, and dear esteem, 
In every action glow. 



134. Gratitude to Parents. 8s M. 

1. My father, my mother, I know 
I cannot your kindness repay ; 
But I hope, that, as older I grow, 
I shall learn your commands to obey. 



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2. You loved me before I could tell 

Who it was that so tenderly smiled ; 
But now that I know it so well, 
I should be a dutiful child. 

3. But, for fear that I ever should dare 

From all your commands to depart, 
Whenever I utter a prayer, 
1 11 ask for a dutifiil heart. 

135. Anger. L. M. 

1. When in my heart rise angry thoughts, 

And on my tongue are words unkind, 
With what strong chains, by what blest art, 
Shall I my wicked temper bind ? 

2. How shall I check the passion fierce 

My youthful bosom finds so strong, 
Which bids me utter words that pierce, 
And seeks to do my brother wrong ? 

3. O, meek and peaceful Jesus ! then 

To thee, to thee, my soul shall turn ; 
I will look up from earth and men ; 
To copy thee, my soul shall leam. 

4. Remembering thee, thou gentle One, 

How mildly thou didst bear all wrong, 
The sin of anger I shall shun, 

Nor find my temper stubborn long. 

5. A holy spell thy name shall be, 

The memory of thy peaceful life, 
And I will straightway think of thee, 
Whene'er my soul would rise in strife. 



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136. Humility. 7s M. 

1. In a modest, humble mind, 

God himself will take delight ; 
But the proud and haughty find 
They are hateful in his sight. 

2. Jesus Christ was meek and mild, 

And no angry thoughts allowed ; 
O, shall then a little child 
Dare to be perverse and proud ? 

3. This, indeed, should never be ; 

Lord, forbid it, we entreat ; 
Grant that all may learn of thee 
That humility is sweet. 

4. Make it shine in every part ; 

Fill us with this heavenly grace ; 
For the young and tender heart 
Surely is its proper place. 

137. The Worth of Time. 8 & llsM. 

1. A minute, how soon it is flown ! 

And yet how important it is ! 
God calls every moment his own, 

For all our existence is his ; 
And though we may waste them in folly and play, 
He notices each that we squander away. 

2. We should not a minute despise, 

Although it so quickly is o'er ; 
We know that it rapidly flies, 

And therefore should prize it the more ; 
Another, indeed, may appear in its stead, 
But that precious minute forever is fled. 



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3. 'Tis easy to squander our years 
In idleness, folly and .strife; 
But O, no repentance nor tears 

Can bring back one moment of life. 
Then wisely improve all of time as it goes, 
And life will be happy, and peaceful its close. 

138. The Golden Rule. 8 & 7s M. 

J. Taylor. 

1. Love and kindness we may measure 

By this simple rule alone, — 
Do we mind our neighbor's pleasure 
Just as if it were our own ? 

2. Let us try to care for others, 

Nor suppose ourselves the best ; 
We should all be friends and brothers ; 
'T was the Saviour's last request. 

3. His example we should borrow, 

Who descended from above, 
And endured such pain and sorrow, 
Out of tenderness and love. 

4. When the poor are unbefriended, 

When we will not pity lend, 
Christ accounts himself offended, 
Who is every creature's Friend. 

5. Let us not be so ungrateful, 

Thus his goodness to reward ; 
Selfishness indeed is hateful 
In the followers of the Lord. 

6. When a selfish thought would seize us, 

And our resolution break, 
Let us then remember Jesus, 
And resist it for his sake. 



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139. Doing Good. C. M. 

1. What if the little rain should say, 

" So small a drop as I 
Can ne'er refresh the thirsty fields, — 
1 11 tarry in the sky ? " 

2. What if a shining beam of noon 

Should in its fountain stay, 
Because its feeble light alone 
Cannot create a day ? 

3. Doth not each rain-drop help to form 

The coo], refreshing shower ? 
And every ray of light to warm 
And beautify the flower ? 

4. Go thou, and strive to do thy share ; 

One talent, — less than thine, — 
Improved with steady zeal and care, 
Would gain rewards divine. 

140. I must not sin. 

1. I MUST not sin, as many do, 
Lest I He down in sorrow too ; 
For God is angry, every day, 
With wicked ones who go astray. 

2. From sinful words I must refrain ; 

I must not take God's name in vain ; 
I must not work, I must not play, 
Upon God's holy Sabbath day. 

3. And if my parents speak the word, 
I must obey them in the Lord ; 
Nor steal, nor lie, nor waste my days 
In idle tales and foolish plays. 



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141. The Narrow Path. C. M. 

1. There is a path that leads to God ; 

All others go astray ; 
Narrow, but pleasant, is the road, 
And Christians love the way. 

2. It leads straight through this world of sin, 

And dangers must be passed ; 
But those who boldly walk therein 
Will come to heaven at last ; — 

3. While the broad road where thousands go 

Lies near, and opens fair ; 
And many turn aside, I know, 
To walk with sinners there. 

4. But, lest my feeble steps should slide, 

Or wander from thy way, 
Lord, condescend to be my Guide, 
And I shall never stray. 



142. Self-Examination. Evening. L. M. 

Mes. Follen. 

1. Before I close my eyes to-night, 

Let me myself these questions ask, — 
" Have I endeavored to do right, 
Nor thought my duty was a task ? 

2. " Have I been gentle, lowly, meek, 

And the small voice of conscience heard ? 
When passion tempted me to speak, 
Have I repressed the angry word ? 



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3. " Have I with cheerful zeal obeyed 

What my kind parents bade me do, 
And not by word or action said 

The thing that was not strictly true ? 

4. " In hard temptation's troubled hour, 

Then have I stopped to think, and pray 
That God would give my soul the power 
To chase the sinful thought away ? " 

5. O Thou, who seest all my heart, 

Wilt thou forgive and love me still ! 
Wilt thou to me new strength impart, 
And make me love to do thy will ! 



143. What is sin ? L. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. I sin whenever I pursue 

What God commands me not to do ; 

I sin, too, if I ever shun 

What he hath told me must be done. 

2. Thus have I often sinned, and still 
Offend against his holy will : 

I know my duty, but my heart 
Will from its sacred rules depart. 

3. O, let me then confess my sin, 
And all the faults I hide within ; 
And let my erring heart deplore 
Its follies, and do wrong no more. 

4. If I sincerely now repent, 

And trust in Him whom Heaven hath sent, 
He will remove the threatening rod, 
And bear me to the arms of God. 
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144. Allurements of Sin. 7s M. 

1. Many voices seem to say, 

" Hither, children, — here 's the way- 
Haste along, and nothing fear, 
Every pleasant thing is here." 

2. Yes, but whither would ye lead ? 
Is it happiness indeed ? 

Or a little shining show, 
Leading down to death and woe ? 

3. We were made for better things ; 
High as heaven our nature springs ; 
Like the lark that upward flies, 
"We were made to seek the skies. 

4. We were made to love and fear 
The great God who placed us here, 
Made to study and fulfil 

All his good and holy will. 

5. We were made to work a while, 
Cheerful at our work to smile ; 
Thinking, as we labor thus, 

Of the heaven prepared for us. 

6. So a pleasant path we '11 tread, 
By the hand of Jesus led ; 
Till, from sin and sorrow freed, 
Ours is happiness indeed. 

145. Jesus wept. S. M. 

Beddome. 

1. Did Christ o'er sinners weep ? 
And shall our cheeks be dry ? 
Let floods of penitential grief 
Burst forth from every eye. 



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2. The Son of God in tears 

Angels with wonder see. 
Be thou astonished, O my soul ; 
He shed those tears for thee. 

3. He wept that we might weep ; 

Each sin demands a tear : 
In heaven alone no sin is found, 
And there 's no weeping there. 



146. Evening Meditations. C. M. 

1. I love a while to steal away 

From every cumbering care, 
And spend the hours of setting day 
In humble, grateful prayer. 

2. I love in solitude to shed 

The penitential tear, 
And all his promises to plead, 
Where none but God can hear. 

3. I love to think on mercies past, 

And future good implore ; 
And all my cares and sorrows cast 
On Him whom I adore. 

4. I love by faith to take a view 

Of brighter scenes in heaven ; 
The prospect doth my strength renew, 
While here by tempests driven. 

5. Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, 

May its departing ray 
Be calm as this impressive hour, 
And lead to endless day. 



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147. Confession. C. M. 

1. What is there, Lord, a child can do, 

Who feels with guilt oppressed ? 
There 's evil, that I never knew 
Before, within my breast. 

2. My thoughts are vain, my heart is hard, 

My temper apt to rise ; 
And when I seem upon my guard, 
It takes me by surprise. 

3. And yet if I begin to pray, 

And lift my feeble cry, 
Some thought of folly or of play 
Prevents me when I try. 

4. On many Sabbaths, though I 've heard 

Of Jesus and of heaven, 
I Ve scarcely listened to thy word, 
Or prayed to be forgiven. 

5. O, look with pity in thine eye 

Upon a heart so hard ; 
Thou wilt not slight a feeble cry, 
Or show it no regard. 



148. Penitence. S. M. 

1. If Jesus Christ was sent 
To save us from our sin, 
And kindly teach us to repent, 
We should at once begin. 






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2. He says he loves to see 

A broken-hearted one ; 
He loves that children such as we 
Should mourn the wrong we Ve done. 

3. 'T is not enough to say, 

We 're sorry and repent, 
Yet still go on from day to day 
Just as we always went. 

4. Repentance is, to leave 

The sins we loved before, 
And show that we in earnest grieve, 
By doing so no more. 

5. Lord, make us thus sincere, 

To watch as well as pray ; 
However small, however dear, 
Take all our sins away. 

6. And since the Saviour came 

To make us turn from sin, 
With holy grief and humble shame 
We would at once begin. 

149. Penitence. 7s M. 

J. Taylor. 

1. God of mercy, God of love, 

Hear our sad, repentant song ; 
Sorrow dwells on every face, 
Penitence on every tongue. 

2. Deep regret for follies past, 

Talents wasted, time misspent ; 
Hearts debased by worldly cares, 
Thankless for the blessings lent ; — 
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3. Foolish fears and fond desires, 

Vain regrets for things as vain ; 
Lips too seldom taught to praise, 
Oft to murmur and complain, — 

4. These, and every secret fault, 

Filled with grief and shame, we own ; 
Humbled at thy feet we lie, 

Seeking pardon from thy throne. 

5. God of mercy, God of grace, 

Hear our sad, repentant songs ; 
O, restore thy suppliant race, 
Thou to whom all praise belongs. 



150. The Ways of Wisdom. C. M. 

1. Why should we spend our youthful days 

In folly and in sin, 
When Wisdom shows her pleasant ways, 
And bids us walk therein ? 

2. Folly and sin our peace destroy ; 

They glitter, and are past ; 
They yield us but a moment's joy, 
And end in death at last. 

3. But, if true Wisdom we possess, 

Our joys shall never cease ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 

4. O, may we, in our youthful days, 

Attend to Wisdom's voice ; 
And make these holy, happy ways, 
Our own delightful choice. 



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151. God made the Heart. C. M. 

Swain. 

1. God made the heart with every chord 

Responsive to his love ; 
To cheer, to bless, and keep his word, 
Like angel hearts above. 

2. 'Twas made to feel for others' woe, 

Life's sorrows to beguile ; 
To soothe the tears the wretched know, 
And bid the mourner smile. 

3. T was made to be the charm of earth, 

Where all affections meet ; 
Where every human bliss hath birth, 
And every hope is sweet. 

4. 'T was formed the weak and sad to aid, 

To bid misfortune flee; — 
If man ne'er marred what God had made, 
How heavenly earth would be ! 



152. Prayer for the Holy Spirit. L. M. 

1. My Father, when I come to thee, 
I would not only bend the knee, 
But with my spirit seek thy face, 
With my whole heart desire thy grace. 

2. I plead the name of thy dear Son, 
All he has said, all he has done ; 
O. may I feel His love for me, 
Who died, from sin to set me free. 

3. To guide me, Lord, be ever nigh ; 
My sins forgive, my wants supply ; 



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With favor crown my youthful days, 
And my whole life shall speak thy praise. 

4. Thy Holy Spirit, Lord, impart ; 
Impress thy likeness on my heart ; 
Let me obey thy truth in love, 
Till raised to dwell with thee above. 

158. Resignation. C. M, 

Montgomery. 

1. One prayer I have, — all prayers in one, 

When I am wholly thine ; 
Thy will, my God, thy will be done, 
And let that will be mine. 

2. All-wise, Almighty, and All-Good, 

In thee I firmly trust ; 
Thy ways, unknown or understood* 
Are merciful and just. 

3. May I remember that to thee 

Whate'er I have I owe ; 
And back in gratitude from me 
May all thy bounties flow. 

4. And, though thy wisdom takes away, 

Shall I arraign thy will ? 
No, let me bless thy name, and say, 
" The Lord is gracious still." 



154. The Orphan's Hymn. L. M. 

1. Attune the heart to mournful strains ; 
Of wrongs and woes the song complains ; 
An orphan's voice essays to swell 
The notes that tears by turns repel. 



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2. Left on the world's wide waste forlorn, 
To suffering and to sorrow born, 

No guide before my steps to tread, 
Above, no friendly shelter spread, — 

3. Alone, amidst surrounding strife, 
And naked to the storms of life, 
Despair looks round with aching eyes, 
And sinking nature groans and dies. 

4. Friend of the fatherless and saint, 
Where shall I lodge my deep complaint ? 
Where but with thee, whose open door 
Invites the helpless and the poor ? 

5. Poor though I am, despised, forgot, 
Yet God, my God, forgets me not ; 
And he is safe, and must succeed, 

For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. 

155. Comfort in Poverty. 7s M. 

1. Poor and needy though I be, 
God, my Maker, cares for me ; 
Gives me clothing, shelter, food, 
Gives me all I have of good. 

2. He who reigns above the sky 
Once became as poor as I ; 

He whose blood for me was shed 
Had not where to lay his head. 

3. Though I labor here a while, 
He will bless me with his smile ; 
And when this short life is past, 
I shall rest with him at last. 



10 G HYMNS. 



156. Time and Eternity. C. M. 

1. How long sometimes a day appears ! 

And weeks, how long are they ! 
Months move as slow as if the years 
Would never pass away. 

2. But even years are fleeting by, 

And soon must all be gone ; 
For day by day, as minutes fly, 
Eternity comes on. 

3. Days, months, and years must have an end ; 

Eternity has none ; 
'T will always have as long to spend 
As when it first begun. 

4. Great God, although I cannot tell 

How such a thing can be, 
I humbly pray that I may dwell 
That long, long time with thee. 



157. Frailty of Life. S. M. 

Watts. 

1. Lord, what a feeble piece 

Is this our mortal frame ! 
Our life, how poor a trifle 't is, 
That scarce deserves the name ! 

2. Our moments fly apace, 

Nor will our minutes stay ; 
Just like a flood our hasty days 
Are sweeping us away. 

3. Well, if our days must fly, 

We '11 keep their end in sight ; 
We '11 spend them all in wisdom's way, 
And let them speed their flight. 



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They '11 waft us sooner o'er 

This life's tempestuous sea ; 
Soon shall we reach the peaceful shore 

Of blest eternity. 



158. Delay not Repentance. C M. 

1. O, 't is a folly and a crime 

To put religion by ; 
For now is the accepted time ; 
To-morrow we may die. 

2. Our hearts grow harder every day, 

And more depraved the mind ; 
The longer we neglect to pray, 
The less we feel inclined. 

3. Yet sinners trifle, young and old, 

Until the dying day ; 
Then they would give a world of gold 
To have an hour to pray. 

4. O, then, lest we should perish thus, 

We would no longer wait ; 
For time will soon be past with us, 
And death will fix our state. 



159. Frailty. S. M. 

1. The lilies of the field, 

That quickly fade away, 
May well to us a lesson yield ; 
For we are frail as they. 

2. Just like an early rose, 

I 've seen an infant bloom ; 
But death, perhaps, before it blows. 
Will lay it in the tomb. 



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3. Then let us think on death, 

Though we are young and gay ; 
For God, who gave our. life and breath, 
Can take them both away. 

4. To God, who made them all, 

Let children humbly cry ; 
And then, whenever death may call, 
They '11 be prepared to die. 



160. Death of a Child. C. M. 

1. 'T IS Jesus speaks : — "I fold," says he, 

" These lambs within my breast ; 
Protection they shall find in me, 
In me be ever blest. 

2. " Death may the bands of life unloose, 

But can't dissolve my love ; 
Millions of infant souls compose 
• The family above. 

3. " Their feeble frames my power shall raise, 

And mould with heavenly skill ; 
I '11 give them tongues to sing my praise, 
And hands to do my will." 

4. His words the happy parents hear, 

And shout with joy divine, — 
" O Saviour, all we have and are 
Shall be forever thine." 



161. Death of a Fellow Pupil C. M. 

1. Death has been here, and borne away 
A brother from our side ; 
Just in the morning of his day, 
As young as we, he died. 



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2. Not long ago he filled his place, 

And sat with us to learn ; 
But he has run his mortal race, 
And never can return. 

3. Perhaps our time may be as short, 

Our days may fly as fast ; 
O Lord, impress the solemn thought, 
That this may be our last. 

4. All needful strength is thine to give ; 

To thee our souls apply 
For grace to teach us how to live, 
And make us fit to die. 



162. Death of a Pious Child. S. M. 

1. When sickness, pain, and death 

Come o'er a godly child, 
* How sweetly then departs the breath* ! 
The dying pang, how mild f 

2. He gently sinks to rest, 

As once Tie used to do 
Upon his mother's tender breast, 
And as securely too. 

3. The spirit is not dead — 

Though low the body lies — 
But, freed from sin and sorrow, fled 
To dwell beyond the skies. 

4. That death is but a sleep 

Beneath a Saviour's care ; 
And he will surely, safely keep 
The body resting there. 
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163. The Grave. H. M. 

1. There is a grassy bed, 

A cold and gloomy cell, 
In which some youthful head, 

Reclined, will surely dwell, 
Before another pleasant spring 
The first young violets shall bring. 

2. O if, on yonder side, 

A hand of dazzling flame 
Should bid the heavens divide, 

And write that young child's name, 
His knees would shake, his blood run cold, 
Like the Chaldean king of old. 

3. With earnest hope and fear, 

For pardon he 'd implore, 
And spend this hasty year 

As he 'd spent none before ; 
To Jesus Christ his soul would cling, 
As the one only needful thing. 

4. "Well, let the name be mine, 

(As possibly it may,) — 
Great Saviour, now incline 

This thoughtless heart to pray ; 
Help me to choose the better part ; 
Help me to give thee all my heart. 

5. Then, though the grassy bed, 

The cold and gloomy cell, 
Should bear my youthful head, 

For me it will be well ; 
Yes, better far than dwelling here, 
Away from home another year. 



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164. Funeral Hymn. L. M. 

"Watts. 

1. Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ; 

Take this new treasure to thy trust, 
And give these sacred relics room 
To slumber in thy silent dust. 

2. Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 

Invades thy bounds ; no mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch his soft repose. 

3. Thus Jesus slept ; God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed ; 
Then rest, dear saint, till from his throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4. Break from his throne, illustrious morn ; 

Attend, O earth, his sovereign word ; 
Restore thy trust, — a glorious form 
Shall then arise to meet the Lord. 



165. Dirge. 12s & lis M. 

Heber. 

1. Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will not de- 

plore thee, 
Though sorrows and darkness encompass the 

tomb : 
Thy Saviour has passed through its portal before 

thee, 
And the lamp of his love is thy guide through 

the gloom. 

2. Thou art gone to the grave ; we no longer behold 

thee, 
Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy 
side; 



112 HYMNS. 

But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold 
thee, 
And sinners may hope, for the Sinless has died. 

3. Thou art gone to the grave, and, its mansion for- 

saking, 
Perchance thy weak spirit in fear lingered long ; 
But the mild rays of Paradise beamed on thy 

waking, 
And the sound which thou heard'st was the 

seraphim's song. 

4. Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will not de- 

plore thee, 
Whose God was thy ransom, thy guardian, and 

guide; 
He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore 

thee ; 
And death has no sting, for the Saviour has 

died. 



166. The Death of a Teacher. 12s & lis M. 

1. Though lost to our sight, we may not deplore 

thee; 
The clear light of faith shall illumine thy road ; 
All through the dark valley shall angels watch o'er 

thee, 
And guide thee in peace to the home of thy 

God. 

2. Thy heart, while on earth, in his praises delighted ; 

Thy voice ever spoke of his fatherly love ; 
And now, by life's shadows no longer benighted. 
Thou wilt love him and praise him in heaven 
above. 



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3. And there may we meet when life shall be ended, 
All tears wiped away, and all errors forgiven, 
And there may our prayers together be blended 
In the sweet song of praise to our Master in heaven. 

167. Death of a Teacher. C. M. 

1. Farewell, dear friend ; a long farewell ! 

For we shall meet no more, 
Till we are raised with thee to dwell 
On Zion's happy shore. 

2. Our friend and brother, lo, is dead ; 

The cold and lifeless clay 
Has made in dust its silent bed, 
And there it must decay. 

3. But is he dead ? — 0, no ; he lives ; 

His happy spirit flies 
To heaven above, and there receives 
The long-expected prize. 

4. Farewell, dear friend, again farewell ! 

Soon we shall rise with thee ; 
And when we meet, no tongue can tell 
How great our joys shall be. 

168. The Death of a Pupil. L. M. 

1. A MOURNING class, a vacant seat. 
Tell us that one we loved to meet 
Will join our youthful throng no more, 
Till all these changing scenes are o'er. 

2. No more that voice we loved to hear 
Shall fill the teacher's listening ear ; 
No more its tones shall join to swell 
The songs that of a Saviour tell. 

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3. That welcome face, that sparkling eye, 
And sprightly form, must buried lie, 
Deep in the cold and silent gloom, 
The rayless night, that fills the tomb. 

4. And we live on ; but none can say 
How near or distant is the day 

When death shall at God's bidding come 
To lay us in our narrow home. 

5. God tells us, by this mournful death, 
How vain and fleeting is our breath, 
And bids our souls prepare to meet 
The trial of his judgment seat. 

169. The Death of a Pupil C. M. 

1. We come our Sabbath hymn to raise, 

Our humble prayer to pour ; 
One voice is hushed ; its notes of praise 
Shall mingle here no more. 

2. The lips are still, the eye is dim 

That beamed with joy and lovej 
The spirit, it hath gone to Him 
Who gave it from above. 

3. We will not weep ; for Jesus said, 

" Let little children come ; " 
But pray that our young hearts be led 
To seek that better home. 

170. Thoughts on Death. S. M. 

1. Let children never fear 

To leave this world of ours, 
To close their eyes to beauty here, 
And summer's fading flowers. 



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2. Beyond the hills that stand 

In majesty alone, 
There is a brighter, purer land, 
And there our Father's throne. 

3. No mortal step can tread 

Upon a shore so fair ; J 

No mortal voice can there be heard ; 
But angel harps are there. 

4. And thither soars the soul, 

When life's brief day is done ; 
There is the destined, happy goal 
For each immortal one. 

5. Then shall we turn away, 

When God would call us home ? 
No ; let us rather gladly say, 
" Lord, at thy call we come." 



171. This World not our Home. C. M. 

1. I know that earth is not the home 

Where I must always stay ; 
I only here a while shall roam, 
Until a brighter day. 

2. Earth is the school where I must learn 

To do my Father's will, 
That, when he calls me to return, 
I may be with him still. 

3. Here I must purify my heart, 

My selfishness subdue : 
Father, thy gracious aid impart ; 
My feeble strength renew, — 



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4. That I may pure and holy rise 
To meet a Father's love, 
Far, far beyond the starry skies, 
In that bright home above. 



172. Heaven. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. There is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints immortal reign ; 
Infinite day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 

2. There everlasting spring abides, 

And never-fading flowers ; 
Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
This heavenly land from ours. 

3. Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 

Stand dressed in living green ; 
So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
While Jordan rolled between. 

4. But timorous mortals start and shrink 

To cross the narrow sea, 
And linger, shivering, on the brink, 
And fear to launch away. 

5. O, could we make our doubts remove, 

Those gloomy doubts that rise, 
And see the Canaan that we love 
With unbeclouded eyes ; — 

6. Could we but climb where Moses stood, 

And view the landscape o'er ; — 
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, 
Should fright us from the shore. 



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173. Forever with the Lord. S. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Forever with the Lord ! 

So, Father, let it be ; 
Life from the dead is in that word ; 
'T is immortality. 

2. Here in the body pent, 

Absent from thee I roam, 
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
A day's march nearer home. 

3. My Father's house on high ! 

Home of my soul, how near 
At times to faith's foreseeing eye 
Thy golden gates appear ! 

4. I hear at morn and even, 

At noon and midnight hour, 
The choral harmonies of heaven 
Earth's Babel tongues o'erpower. 

5. And then I feel that He, 

Remembered or forgot, 
The Lord, is never far from me, 
Though I perceive him not. 

6. Forever with the Lord ! 

Father, if 't is thy will, 
The promise of that blessed word 
E'en here to me fulfil. 

7. Be thou at my right hand ; 

Then can I never fail ; 
Uphold thou me, and I shall stand ; 
Help, and I must prevail. 



118 HYMNS. 



174. Children in Heaven. 7s &. 6s M. 

1. In the broad fields of heaven, — 

In the immortal bowers, 
By life's clear river dwelling, 

Amid undying flowers, — 
There hosts of beauteous spirits, 

Fair children of the earth, 
Linked in bright bands celestial, 

Sing of their human birth. 

2. They sing of earth and heaven ; 

Divinest voices rise 
To God, their gracious Father, 

Who called them to the skies : 
They all are there, — in heaven, — 

Safe, safe and sweetly blessed ; 
No cloud of sin can shadow 

Their bright and holy rest. 

175. Heaven. C. M. 

1. The earth, all light and loveliness, 

In summer's golden hours, 
Shines, in her bridal vesture clad, 

And crowned with festal flowers, 
So radiantly beautiful, 

So like to heaven above, 
We scarce can deem more fair that world 

Of perfect bliss and love. 

2. Is this a shadow, faint and dim, 

Of that which is to come ? 
What shall the unveiled splendor be 

Of our celestial home, 
Where waves the glorious tree of life, 

Where streams of bliss gush free, 
And all is glowing in the light 

Of immortality! 



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176. I would not live alway. lis M. 

1. I would not live alway : I ask not to stay, 
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way ; 
I would not live alway ; no, welcome the tomb ! 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom. 

2. Who, who would live alway away from his God, 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright 

plains, 
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? — 

3. Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet, 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul. 

177. Love never faileth. 7s M. 

SwAiisr. 

1. What is that we take from earth 

When the spirit leaves its clay ? 
What is there of mortal birth, 

Worthy to be borne away ? 
Love, which fills the world with light 

When the sun hath set afar ; 
Love, which joins us in our flight 

To that land where angels are. 

2. It the inner soul inspires, 

It the purer life reveals, 
And eternity requires 

To express the faith it feels. 
Love, 'tis love fills earth with light, 

When the sun hath set afar ; 
ijove, which joins us in our flight 

To that world where angels are. 



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3. It is this which still outspeeds 

Sight and space, and time and breath ; 
It is this the spirit needs 

When immortal over death. 
Sweetness which outblooms the May, 

Brightness which outshines the star, — 
This, 't is this we bear away 

To that land where angels are. 



178. Hope of Heaven. 7s & 6s M. 

1. Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings ; 

Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise from transitory things 

Towards heaven, thy native place. 
Sun, and moon, and stars decay, 

Time shall soon this earth remove ; 
Rise, my soul, and haste away 

To seats prepared above. 



Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course ; 
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun ; 

Both speed them to their source 
So the soul that 's born of God 

Pants to view his glorious face, 
Upward tends to his abode, 

To rest in his embrace. 



179. The Young in Heaven. C. M. 

1. What souls are those that venture near, 
The throne of God to see ? 
Ten thousand happy ones, who here 
Were children such as we. 



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2. Their sins the Saviour washed away ; 

He made them white and clean ; 
They loved his word, they loved his day ; ' 
They loved him, though unseen. 

3. Now, under many a grassy mound 

Their youthful bodies rest ; 
But safe their happy souls are found 
Upon their Saviour's breast. 

4. O, may we travel, as they trod, 

The path that leads to heaven, 
And seek forgiveness from that God 
Who hath their sins forgiven. 

5. Blest Saviour, hear our humble cry, 

And our young hearts renew ; 
Then raise our ransomed souls on high, 
That we may see thee too. 



180. Heaven. C. M. 

t. There is a glorious world of light 
Above the starry sky, 
Where saints departed, clothed in white, 
Adore the Lord most high. 

2. And hark ! amid the sacred songs 

Those heavenly voices raise, 
Ten thousand, thousand infant tongues 
Unite to sing his praise. 

3. These are the hymns that we shall know, 

If Jesus we obey ; 
This is the place where we shall go, 
If found in wisdom's way. 



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181. The New Jerusalem. C. M. 

1. Jerusalem, my happy home ! 

Name ever dear to me ! 
When shall my labors have an end, 
In joy, and peace, and thee ? 

2. When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 

And pearly gates behold ? 
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
And streets of shining gold ? 

3. There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, 

Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
Blest seats, through rude and stormy scenes, 
I onward press to you. 

4. Why should I shrink at pain and woe, 

Or feel at death dismay ? 
I Ve Canaan's goodly land in view, 
And realms of endless day. 

5. Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there 

Around my Saviour stand ; 
And soon my friends in Christ below 
Will join the glorious band. 

€L Jerusalem, my happy home ! 
My soul still pants for thee ; 
Then shall my labors have an end, 
When I thy joys shall see. 

182. Death of the Righteous. L. M. 

Mks. Baebauld. 

1. How blest the righteous when he dies ! 
When sinks a weary soul to rest, 
How mildly beam the closing eyes, 
How gently heaves th' expiring breast ! 



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2. So fades a summer cloud away ; 

So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; 
So gently shuts the eye of day ; 
So dies a wave along the shore. 

3. A holy quiet reigns around, 

A calm which life nor death destroys ; 
And nought disturbs the peace profound 
Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 

4. Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears, 

Where lights and shades alternate dwell ! 
How bright the unchanging morn appears ! 
Farewell, inconstant world, farewell ! 

5. Life's duty done, as sinks the clay. 

Free from its load the spirit flies ; 
While heaven and earth combine to say, 
" How blest the righteous when he dies ! " 

183. The Heavenly Sabbath. L. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ; 
But there 's a nobler rest above : 

To that our longing souls aspire 
With ardent hope and strong desire. 

2. No more fatigue, no more distress, 

Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place ; 
No groans shall mingle with the songs 
That warble from immortal tongues. 

3. No gloomy cares shall there annoy, % 
No conscious guilt disturb our joy; 

No midnight shade, no clouded sun, 
But sacred, high, eternal noon. 



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4. When shall that glorious day begin, 
Beyond the reach of death and sin, 
Whose sun shall never more decline, 
But with unfading lustre shine ? 



184. Song of the Redeemed. C. M. 

Montgomery. 

1. Sing we the song of those who stand 

Around the eternal throne, 
Of every kindred, clime, and land, 
A multitude unknown. 

2. Toil, trial, suffering still await, 

On earth, the pilgrim throng ; 
Yet learn we in our low estate 
The church triumphant's song. 

3. " Worthy the Lamb, who once was slain, ,, 

Cry the redeemed above, 
" Blessing and honor to obtain, 
And everlasting love." 

4. " Worthy the Lamb," on earth we sing, 

" Who died our souls to save ; 
Henceforth, Death, where is thy sting ? 
Thy victory, O Grave ? " 



185. The Everlasting Sabbath. 7s M. 

1. Soon will set the Sabbath sun, 
Soon the sacred day be gone ; 
But a sweeter rest remains, 
Where the glorious Saviour reigns. 



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2. Pleasant are the songs we raise ; 
Full of joy our notes of praise ; 
But a music sweeter far 
Breathes where angel spirits are. 

3. Shall we ever rise to dwell 
Where immortal praises swell ? 
And can children ever go 
Where eternal Sabbaths glow ? 

4. Yes ; that rest our own may be ; 
All the good shall Jesus see ; 
For the good a rest remains. 
Where the glorious Saviour reigns. 

186. Heaven. S. M. 

Mrs. Steele. 

1. Far from these scenes of night 

Unbounded glories rise, 
And realms of infinite delight, 
Unknown to mortal eyes. 

2. There sickness never comes ; 

There grief no more complains ; 
Health triumphs in immortal bloom, 
And purest pleasure reigns. 

3 No jarring passions there 

The sons of peace molest ; 
But harmony and love sincere 
Fill every happy breast. 

4. No cloud those regions know, 
Forever bright and fair ; 
For sin, the source of mortal woe, 
Can never enter there. 
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126 HYMNS. 

5. There night is never known, 

Nor sun's faint, sickly ray ; 
But glory from the eternal throne 
Spreads everlasting day. 

6. O, may this prospect fire 

Our hearts with ardent love ; 
May lively faith and strong desire 
Bear every thought above. 

187. Heaven. L. M. 

W. B. O. Peabodt. 

1. O, when the hours of life are past, 
And death's dark shade arrives at last, 
It is not sleep, it is not rest, 

'T is glory opening to the blest. 

2. Their way to heaven was pure from sin, 
And Christ shall then receive them in ; 
There each shall wear a robe of light 
Like his, divinely fair and bright. 

3. There parted hearts again shall meet 
In union holy, calm, and sweet ; 
There grief find rest, and never more 
Shall sorrow call them to deplore. 

4. There angels will unite their prayers 
With spirits bright and blest as theirs, 
And light shall glance on every crown 
From suns that never more go down. 

5. No storms shall ride the troubled air, 
No voice of passion enter there, 
But all be peaceful as the sigh 

Of evening gales, that breathe and die. 



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6. For there the God of mercy sheds 
His purest influence on their heads, 
And gilds the spirits round the throne 
With glory radiant as his own. 

188. The Heavenly Rest. P. M. 

1. There is an hour of peaceful rest 

To mourning wanderers given ; 
There is a tear for souls distressed, 
A balm for every wounded breast ; 

'T is found above, in heaven. 

2. There is a home for weary souls, 

By sin and sorrow driven, 
When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, 
Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, 

And all is drear but heaven. 

3. There faith lifts up the tearful eye, 

The heart with anguish riven, 
And views the tempest passing by, 
The evening shadows quickly fly, 

And all serene in heaven. 

4. There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 

And joys supreme are given ; 
There rays divine disperse the gloom ; 
Beyond the confines of the tomb 

Appears the dawn of heaven. 

189. Meeting of Friends in Heaven. C. P. M. 

Wesley. 

1. If death my friend and me divide, 
Thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide, 
Or frown, my tears to see : 



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Restrained from passionate excess, 
Thou bidst me mourn, in calm distress, 
For them that rest in thee. 

2. I feel a strong immortal hope, • 
Which bears my mournful spirit up 

Beneath its mountain load : 
Redeemed from.death, and grief, and pain, 
I soon shall find my friend again 

Within the arms of God. 

3. Pass a few fleeting moments more, 
And death the blessing shall restore, 

Which death has snatched away ; 
For me thou wilt the summons send, 
And give me back my parted friend 

In that eternal day. 



190. One Family in Heaven and on C. M, 
Earth. 

Wesley. 

1. The saints on earth and those above 

But one communion make ; 
Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, 
All of his grace partake. 

2. One family, we dwell in him, 

One church above, beneath, 
Though now divided by the stream, 
The narrow stream, of death. 

3. One army of the living God, 

At his command we bow : 
Part of the host have crossed the flood, 
And part are crossing now. 



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4. O God, be thou our constant Guide ; 
Then, when the word is given, 
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, 
And land us safe in heaven. 



191. " These are they that came out of C. M. 
great tribulation" 

Watts. 

1. These glorious minds, how bright they shine ! 

Whence all their white array ? 
How came they to the happy seats 
Of everlasting day ? 

2. From torturing pains to endless joys 

On fiery wheels they rode ; 
And they have washed their raiment white 
In Jesus' dying blood. 

3. Now they approach their Father, God, 

And bow before his throne ; 
Their warbling harps and sacred songs 
Adore the Holy One. 

4. Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls, 

And hunger flee as fast : 
The fruit of life's immortal tree 
Shall be their sweet repast. 

5. The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock 

Where living fountains rise, 

And love divine shall wipe away 

All sorrow from their eyes. 



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192. The Last Judgment. L. M. 

W. B. O. Peabody. 

1. As once the Saviour rose on high, 

When murderers bore him to his doom, 
So all that live and all that die 

Shall break the dungeons of the tomb. 

2. And when again he walks the skies, 

When rolling clouds his path surround, 
The nations of the dead shall rise 
At the deep stirring trumpet's sound. 

3. The Father of our erring race 

Shall give the judgment to the Son, 
And spread the books before his face, 
Remembering all that they have done. 

4. Then all, whose days were passed m sin, 

Who turned from heaven with guilty heart 
When God would fain have led them in, 
Shall hear the awful word, " Depart." 

5. But if I keep my God in view, 

In all I think and all I do, 
Then, when my Saviour wakes the dead, 
His own right hand shall crown my head. 

193. Judgment Hymn. P. M. 

Martin Luther. 

1. Great God, what do I see and hear ? 

The end of things created ! 
The Judge of man I see appear, 

On clouds of glory seated : 
The trumpet sounds ; the graves restore 
The dead which they contained before : 

Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 



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2. The dead in Christ shall first arise, 

At the last trumpet's sounding, 
Caught up to meet him in the skies, 

With joy their Lord surrounding; 
No gloomy fears their souls dismay ; 
His presence sheds eternal day 

On those prepared to meet him. 

3. But sinners, filled with guilty fears, 

Behold his power prevailing ; 
For they shall rise, and find their tears 

And sighs are unavailing ; 
The day of grace is past and gone ; 
Trembling they stand before the throne, 

All unprepared to meet him. 

4. Great God, what do I see and hear ? 

The end of things created ! 
The Judge of man I see appear, 

On clouds of glory seated ; 
Saved through his cross, I hail the day 
When heaven and earth shall pass away, 

And thus prepare to meet him. 



194. Love to the Church of God. S. M, 

Watts. 

1. I LOVE thy Zion, Lord, 

The house of thine abode, 
The church my blest Redeemer saved 
With his own precious blood. 

2. I love thy church, God ; 

Her walls before thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
And graven on thy hand. 



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3. If e'er to bless her sons 

My voice or hands deny, 
These hands let useful skill forsake, 
This voice in silence die. 

4. If e'er my heart forget 

Her welfare or her woe, 
Let every joy this heart forsake, 
And every grief o'erflow. 

5. For her my tears shall fall, 

For her my prayers ascend ; 
To her my cares and toils be given, 
Till toils and cares shall end. 



195. The final Reign of Jesus upon L. M, 
Earth. 

Watts. 

1. Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run ; 

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 

2. For him shall endless prayer be made, 
And endless praises crown his head ; 

. His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
With every morning sacrifice. 

3. People and realms of every tongue 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his name. 

4. Let every creature rise and bring 
Peculiar honors to our King ; 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the long amen. 



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196. Missionary Hymn. 7s & 6s M. 

Hebeb. 

1. From Greenland's icy mountains, 

From India's coral strand, — 
Where Afric's sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand, — 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain, — 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error's chain. 

2. What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, 
Though every prospect pleases, 

And only man is vile ? 
In vain with lavish kindness 

The gifts of God are strown ; 
The heathen, in his blindness, 

Bows down to wood and stone. 

3. Shall we, whose souls are lighted 

With wisdom from on high, 
Shall we to men benighted 

The lamp of life deny ? 
Salvation ! O, salvation ! 

The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till earth's remotest nation 

Has learned Messiah's name. 

4. Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, 

And you, ye waters, roll, 
Till, like a sea of glory, 

It spreads from pole to pole ; 
Till o'er our ransomed nature 

The Lamb, for sinners slain, 
Redeemer, King, Creator, 

In bliss returns to reign. 
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134 HYMNS. 

197. Prayer for the Heathen. L. M. 

1. Night wraps the land where Jesus spoke ; 

No guiding star the wise men see ; 
And heavy is oppression's yoke, 

Where first the gospel said, Be free. 

2. And where the harps of angels bore 

Heaven's message to the shepherd throng, 
Good will and peace are heard no more 
To murmur Bethlehem's vales along. 

3. Send forth, send forth the glorious light, 

That from eternal woe doth save ; 
And bid Christ's heralds speed their flight, 
Ere millions find a hopeless grave. 

4. Behold, the knee of childhood bends 

In prayer for each benighted land ; 
And with its Sabbath lesson blends 
Fond memory of the mission band. 

5. With pitying zeal, o'er ocean's wave 

We reach the helpless hand to take ; 
O, may we but one wanderer save ! 
We ask it for our Saviour's sake. 



198. God our Guide. 8s & 7s M 

1. Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, 

Pilgrim through this barren land : 
I am weak, but thou art mighty, — 
Hold me with thy powerful hand. 

2. Open thou the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing streams do flow ; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through. 



HYMNS. 135 

When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside ; 
Thou of death and hell the conqueror, 

Land me safe on Canaan's side. 



199. Spring. C. M. 

1. While beauty clothes the fertile vale, 

And blossoms on the spray, 
And fragrance breathes in every gale, 
How sweet the vernal day ! 

2. How kind the influence of the skies ! 

Soft showers, with blessings fraught, 
Bid verdure, fragrance, beauty rise, 
And fix the roving thought. 

3. O, let my wandering heart confess, 

With gratitude and love, 
The bounteous hand that deigns to bless 
The garden, field, and grove. 

4. Inspired to praise, I then shall join 

Glad nature's cheerful song, 
And love and gratitude divine 
Attune my joyful tongue. 



200. Spring. C. M. 

W. B. 0. Peabody. 

1. When brighter suns and milder skies 

Proclaim the opening year, 
What various sounds of joy arise ! 
What prospects bright appear ! 

2. Earth and her thousand voices give 

Their thousand notes of praise, 
And all that by his mercy live 
To God their offering raise. 



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3. The streams, all beautiful and bright, 

Reflect the morning sky ; 
And there, with music in his flight, 
The wild bird soars on high. 

4. Thus, like the morning, calm and clear, 

That saw the Saviour rise, 
The spring of heaven's eternal year 
Shall dawn on earth and skies. 

5. No winter there, no shades of night, 

Profane those mansions blest, 
Where, in the happy fields of light, 
The weary are at rest. 



201. Spring. E. M. 

Mrs. Opie. 

1. There seems a voice in every gale, 

A tongue in every opening flower, 
Which tells, O Lord, the wondrous tale 
Of thine indulgence, love, and power. 

2. The birds that rise on soaring wing 

Appear to hymn their Maker's praise, 
And all the mingling sounds of spring 
To thee a grateful anthem raise. 

3. And shall my voice, great God, alone 

Be mute 'midst nature's loud acclaim ? 
No ; let my heart, with answering tone, 
Breathe forth in praise thy holy name. 

4. And Nature's debt is small to mine ; 

Thou badd'st her being bounded be ; 
But, — matchless proof of love divine, — 
Thou gav'st eternal life to me. 









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202. Spring. 7s & 6s M. 

1. There cometh o'er the spirit, 

With each returning year, 
The thought that thou, the Father, 

Art ever to us near ; 
"With hope of life dispelling 

The death that winter brought, 
And flowers and fruits foretelling, 

With fragrant beauty fraught. 

2. 'T is this which calls thy children 

In sweet accord to raise, 
Beneath thy blue-domed temple, 

One general hymn of praise 
To thee, the Ever-living, 

The universal King, 
Who never ceasest giving 

Each good and perfect thing. 

3. The streamlet from the mountain, 

It speaketh, Lord, of thee, 
As, from its snow-capped fountain, 

It rushes to the sea ; 
The gentle dew descending, 

And cloud's refreshing shower, 
O God, our heavenly Father, 

All, all proclaim thy power. 



203. Summer. 7s & 6s M. 

Miss Simes. 

1. 'T is summer, glorious summer ; 
Look to the glad green earth, 
How from her grateful bosom 
The herb and flower spring forth ; 
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138 HYMNS. 

These are her rich thanksgivings ; 

The incense floats above : 
Father, what may we offer ? 

Thy chosen flower is love. 

2. 'T is summer, blessed summer ; 

The lofty hills are bright ; 
All nature's fountains sparkle ; 

Shall ours have lesser light ? 
No ; bid each spirit praise Him 

Who hangs on every tree 
A thousand living lyres, 

Awakening harmony. 

3. 'T is summer in our bosoms, 

"When youthful snares we fly, 
And strength and peace are given 

By angel ministry ; 
'T is summer in yon heaven, 

Where, teachers, ye shall know, 
While time shall last, the blessedness 

Wrought by your love below. 

204. Lessons of Summer. 7s & 8s M. 

1. Lo! the lilies of the field, 

How their leaves instruction yield ! 
Hark to Nature's lesson given 
By the blessed birds of heaven ! 
Every bush and tufted tree 
Warbles sweet philosophy : 
" Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow ; 
God provideth for the morrow. 

2. " Say, with richer crimson glows 
The kingly mantle than the rose ? 
Say, have kings more wholesome fare 
Than we, poor citizens of air ? 









HYMNS. 139 

Barns nor hoarded grain have we, 
Yet we carol merrily. 
Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow ; 
God provideth for the morrow. 

3. " One there lives, whose guardian eye 
Guides our humble destiny ; 
One there lives, who, Lord of all, 
Keeps our feathers lest they fall ; 
Pass we blithely then the time, 
Fearless of the snare and lime, 
Free from doubt and faithless sorrow ; 
God provideth for the morrow." 



205. Autumn. 7 s & 6s M. 

1. The leaves around me falling 

Are preaching of decay ; 
The hollow winds are calling, 

"Come, pilgrim, come away;" 
The day, in night declining, 

Says, I must too decline ; 
The year its bloom resigning, 

Its lot foreshadows mine. 

2. The light my path surrounding, 

The loves to which I cling, 
The hopes within me bounding, 

The joys that round me wing, 
All, all, like stars at even, 

Just gleam and shoot away, 
Pass on before to heaven, 

And chide at my delay. 

3. The friends gone there before me 

Are calling from on high, 
And happy angels o'er me 
Tempt sweetly to the sky ; 



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" Why wait," they say, " and wither, 
'Mid scenes of death and sin ? 

O, rise to glory, hither, 
And find, true life begin." 

206. Harvest Hymn. 7s M. 

1. Every sheaf of golden grain, 
Standing on the smiling plain, 
Tells us, if we do not know, 
Whence our many blessings flow. 

2. Thanks we bring for earthly good, 
Nobler thanks for richer food ; 
Love divine to us has given 

Christ, the Bread of Life, from heaven. 

3. Lord, with these thy favors give 
Hearts to serve thee while we live, 
Till we reap, where Jesus is, 
Harvests of immortal bliss. 



207. Life rapidly passing 7s & 6s M. 

away. 

1. As flows the rapid river, 

With channel broad and free, 
Its waters rippling ever, 

And hasting to the sea, 
So life is onward flowing, 

And days of offered peace, 
And man is swiftly going 

Where calls of mercy cease. 

2. As moons are ever waning, 

As hastes the sun away, 
As stormy winds, complaining, 
Bring on the wintry day, 



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So fast the night comes o'er us, 
The darkness of the grave, 

And death is just before us ; 
God takes the life he gave. 

Say, hath thy heart its treasure 

Laid up in worlds above ? 
And is it all thy pleasure 

Thy God to praise and love ? 
Beware, lest death's dark river 

Its billows o'er thee roll, 
And thou lament forever 

The ruin of thy soul. 



208. Winter. 8s & lis M. 

1. When flowers in summer appear, 

We wish that they always would last ; 
But winter must shortly be here, 

To sweep them away with its blast. 
Spring, summer, and autumn will hasten away ,• 
The roses must fade, and the blossoms decay. 

2. In heaven no winter they know, 

To wither their pleasures away ; 
The plants that so sweetly do grow, 

Shall blossom and never decay ; 
For earth's fading charms then no longer we '11 care, 
But hope we may spend an eternity there. 



209. The changing Seasons. C. M. 

Watts. 

1. With songs and honors sounding loud, 
Address the Lord on high ; 
Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, 
And waters veil the sky. 



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2. He sends his showers of blessings down 

To cheer the plains below ; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 

3. His steady counsels change the face 

Of the declining year ; 
He bids the sun cut short his race, 
And wintry days appear. 

4. His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, 

Descend and clothe the ground; 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, 
In icy fetters bound. 

5. He sends his word, and melts the snow; 

The fields no longer mourn ; 
He calls the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 

6. The changing wind, the frying cloud, 

Obey his mighty word ; 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 



210. God's Works praise him. S. M. 

1. Ten thousand different flowers 

To thee sweet offerings bear ; 
And cheerful birds, in shady bowers, 
Sing forth thy tender care. 

2. The fields on every side, 

The trees on every hill, 
The glorious sun, the rolling tide, 
Proclaim thy wonders still. 



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But trees, and fields, and skies, 
Still praise a God unknown ; 

For gratitude and love can rise 
From living: hearts alone. 



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4. These living hearts of ours 

Thy holy name would bless ; 
The blossoms of ten thousand flowers 
"Would please the Saviour less. 

0. While earth itself decays, 

Our souls can never die ; 
O, tune them all to sing thy praise 
In better songs on high. 

211, God seen in all Things. 6 1. L. M. 

Moore. 

1. Thou art, O God, the life and light 

Of all this wondrous world we see ; 
Its glow by day, its smile by night, 

Are but reflections caught from thee ; 
"Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

2. When day, with farewell beam, delays, 

Among the opening clouds of even, 
And we can almost think we gaze 

Through golden vistas into heaven, 
Those hues that make the sun's decline 
So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 

3. When night, with wings of starry gloom, 

O'ershadows all the earth and skies, 
Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume 

Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — 
That sacred gloom, those fires divine, 
So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 



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4. When youthful spring around us breathes, 

Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh, 

And every flower the summer wreathes 

Is born beneath that kindling eye ; 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 



212. The Rainbow. C. M. 

Mrs. Hemans. 

1. Behold that arch of varied hue ; 

From heaven to earth 't is bowed ; 
Haste, ere it vanish, haste to view 
The rainbow in the cloud. 

2. Yet not alone to charm thy sight 

Was given the vision fair ; 
Gaze on those beams of colored light, 
And read God's mercy there. 

3. It tells us that the mighty deep, 

Fast by the Eternal chained, 
No more o'er earth's domains shall sweep, 
Awful and unrestrained. 

,4. It tells that seasons, heat and cold, 
Fixed by his sovereign will, 
Shall, in their course, bid man behold 
Seed time and harvest still ; — 

5. That still the flower shall deck the field 

When vernal zephyrs blow ; 
That still the vine its fruit shall yield 
When autumn sunbeams glow. 

6. Then, child of that fair earth, which yet 

Smiles with each charm endowed, 
Bless thou his name whose mercy set 
The rainbow in the cloud. 



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213. The Stars. L. M. 

Mrs- Hemans. 

1. Child of the earth, 0, lift thy glance 
To yon bright firmament's expanse ; 
The glories of its realm explore ; 
Behold, and wonder, and adore. 

2. Mark well each little star whose rays 
In distant splendor meet thy gaze ; 
Each is a world by Him sustained 
Who from eternity hath reigned. 

3. Each, shining not for earth alone, 
Hath suns and planets of its own, 
And beings, whose existence springs 
Erom him, the all-powerful King of kings. 

4. Haply, those glorious beings know , 
Nor stain of guilt nor tear of woe, 
But, raising still the adoring voice, 

E or ever in their God rejoice. 

5. What then art thou, O child of clay, 
Amid creation's grandeur, say ? 
E'en as an insect on the breeze, 
E'en as a dew drop lost in seas ! 

6. Yet fear thou not : the sovereign hand, 
Which spread the ocean and the land, 
And hung the rolling spheres in air, 
Hath, e'en for thee, a Father's care. 

214. The Thunder Storm. C. M. 

Mrs. Hemans. 

1. The thunder bursts ; its rolling might 
Seems the firm hills to shake ; 
And, in terrific splendor bright, 
The gathered lightnings break. 
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2. Yet doth not God behold thee still, 

With all-surveying eye ? 
Doth not his power all nature fill, 
Around, beneath, on high ? 

3. Then fear not, though the angry sky 

A thousand darts should cast ; 
Why should we tremble e'en to die, 
And be with him at last ? 



215. For a National Festival. C. M. 

1. To thee, the little children's Friend, 

Their hymn to-day shall rise ; 
O, from the heavenly courts descend, 
And bless the sacrifice. 

2. While through our land fair freedom's song 

Our fathers raise to thee, 
Our accents shall the notes prolong ; 
We, children, too, are free. 

3. The past with blessings from thy hand 

Was richly scattered o'er, 
As numerous as the countless sand 
That spreads the ocean shore. 

4. O, may the future be as bright ; 

Nor be thy favors less 
Resplendent with the glorious light 
Of peace and happiness. 

5. On earth prepare us for the skies ; 

And when our life is o'er, 

Let us to purer mansions rise, 

And praise thee evermore. 



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216. Anniversary Hymn. L. M. 

1. Not by the brazen trumpet's voice, 

But by the skylark's early lay, 
Our school is summoned to rejoice 
In God our Saviour on this day. 

2. Now, in the temple of the Lord, 

Assembling round the throne of grace, 
We sing, and pray, and hear the word, 
And see our glorious Maker's face. 

3. Salvation's silver trumpet brings 

Heaven's richest music to our ears ; 
Happy, whose heart with rapture springs, 
At the first welcome note he hears. 

4. He, when the last dread trumpet's tone 

The dead to second life shall call, 
May stand unmoved before the throne, 
While stars like lightnings round him fall. 

5. He, where eternal Sabbaths shine, 

Where all by God himself are taught, 
Lessons shall learn of truth divine, 
Of power and love surpassing thought. 

217. Anniversary Hymn. C. M. 

1. " Let little children come to me," 

The blessed Saviour said, 
And kindly laid his hand on those 
Who unto him were led. 

2. " To those who early seek my face 

Shall early grace be given ; 
The humble and the childlike ones 
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3. Thou, that hast gone to take thy throne 

In thine own courts above ; 
Thou that didst pity children then, 
Regard us now in love. 

4. Deep on our young and thoughtless hearts 

Thy sacred likeness trace ; 

And gird us by thy spirit, Lord, 

To run the Christian race. 

5. Safe through the snares around our path, 

O, guide our wayward feet ; 
And in each painful scene of life 
Be thou our sure retreat. 



218. For a Rural Celebration. C. M. 

1. We seem to hear a voice of praise, 

Here, 'mid the leafy bowers, 
From murmuring streams, whose crystal maze 
Doth cheer the thirsty flowers. 

2. And louder, where yon lofty trees 

By summer's hand are dressed, 
It swells on every gentle breeze, 
From bough, and spray, and nest. 

3. But if the things by nature taught 

Pour music o'er the sod, 
How high should rise our raptured thought, 
Who learn the word of God ! 

4. To us he speaks, from morning's cell, 

From evening's dewy sphere, 
And when the holy Sabbath bell 
Salutes the Christian's ear. 



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To us he speaks ; he guides our choice 

By heaven's own book divine ,• 
And" aids our teacher's much-loved voice 

To fix each treasured line. 

To us he speaks ; and we in praise 

Would still our offering bring, 
Here, where creation joins our lays, 

And there, where angels sing. 



219. For the Opening of a Sunday * L. M. 
School Room. 

COWTEB. 

1. Our God, where'er thy people meet, 
There they behold thy mercy seat ; 
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, 
And every place is hallowed ground. 

2. For thou, within no walls confined, 
Inhabitest the humble mind ; 

Such ever bring thee where they come, . 
, And, going, take thee to their home. 

3. Here may we prove the power of prayer 
To strengthen faith and sweeten care, 
To teach our faint desires to rise, 

And bring all heaven before our eyes, 

4. Behold ! at thy commanding word, 
We stretch the curtain and the cord j 
Come, thou, and shed abroad thy grace, 
And bless us with a large increase, i 

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220. Reward of the faithful 8s & 7s M. 
Teacher. 

1. When the infant spirit, flying, 

Smiles, and gladly leaves its clay, 
On a Saviour's death relying, 
Soaring to the world of day ; — 

2. If, beside that pillow standing, 

One there be who taught it so, 
*Led that little soul, expanding, 
All the love of God to know; — 

3. O, how pure must be the pleasure, 

Thus his sweet reward to see,' 
As its life fulfils its measure, 
As it seeks eternity. 



221. Parting Hymn. 7s M. 

Kieke White. 

1. Christians, brethren, ere w T e part, 
Every voice and every heart 
Join, and to our Father raise 
One last hymn of grateful praise. 

2. Though we here should meet no more, 
Yet there is a brighter shore ; 
There, released from toil and pain, 
There we all may meet again. 

3. Now to Him who reigns in heaven 
Be eternal glory given ; 
Grateful for thy love divine, 

O, may all our hearts be thine. 



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222. Teacher's Prayer. 8s, 7s, & 4s M. 

1. Thou who didst with love and blessing 

Gather Zion's babes to thee, 
Still a Saviour's love expressing, 
These the babes of Zion see ; 

Bless the labors 
That would bring them up for thee. 

2. Smile upon the weak endeavor, 

Vain if thou thy smile deny ; 
Lo ! they rise, to live forever ; 
Train, O, train them for the sky ; 

Gracious Shepherd, 
Train them for thy flock on high. 

3. Then, when we shall all have slumbered, 

Side by side, in common dust, 
With thy ransomed people numbered, 
With the assembly of the just, 

Child and teacher, 
Saviour, own our humble trust. 

223. Old or New Year. L. M. 

DODDEIDGE. 

1. My Helper, God, I bless thy name ; 
Thy power and grace are still the same ; 
The tokens of thy friendly care 

Open, and crown, and close the year. 

2. I 'midst ten thousand clangers stand, 
Supported by thy guardian hand, 
And see, when I survey my ways, 
Ten thousand monuments of praise. 

3. Thus far thine arm hath led me on, 
Thus far I make thy mercy known ; 
And, while I tread this desert land, 
New blessings shall new songs demand. 



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224. The Close of the Tear. C. M. 

Browne. 

1. And now, my soul, another year 

Of my short life is past ; 
I cannot long continue here, 
And this may be my last. 

2. Part of my doubtful life is gone, 

Nor will return again ; 
And swift my fleeting moments run, 
The few which yet remain. 

3. Awake, my soul ; with all thy care 

Thy true condition learn ; 
What are thy hopes, how sure, how fair, 
And what thy great concern ? 

4. Now a new space of life begins, 

Set out afresh for heaven ; 
Seek pardon for thy former sins, 
Through Christ so freely given. 

5. Devoutly yield thyself to God, 

And on his grace depend ; 
With zeal pursue the heavenly road, 
Nor doubt a happy end. 

225. The New Year. 7s M. 

Newton - . 

1. While, with ceaseless course, the sun 

Hasted through the former year, 
Many souls their race have run, 

Never more to meet us here ; 
Fixed in an eternal state, 

They have done with all below ; 
We a little longer wait, 

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2. As the winged arrow flies 

Speedily the mark to find, 
As the lightning from the skies 

Darts and leaves no trace behind, 
Swiftly thus our fleeting days 

Bear us down life's rapid stream ; 
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise ; 

All below is but a dream. 

3. Thanks for mercies past receive ; 

Pardon of our sins renew ; 
Teach us henceforth how to live 

With eternity in view. 
Bless thy word to young and old ; 

Fill us with a Saviour's love ; 
And when life's short tale is told, 

May we dwell with thee above. 

226. Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. L. M. 

Doddridge. 

1. Great God, we sing that mighty hand 
By which supported still we stand ; 
The opening year thy mercy shows ; 
Let mercy crown it till it close. 

2. By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still we are guarded by our God, 
By his incessant bounty fed, 

By his unerring counsel led. 

3. With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
The future, all to us unknown, 

We to thy guardian care commit, 
And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 

4. In scenes exalted or depressed, 

Be thou our joy, and thou our rest; 
Thy goodness all our hope shall raise, 
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5. When death shall interrupt our songs, 
And seal in silence mortal tongues, 
Thy praises shall our lips employ 
In the eternal world of joy. 

227. The New Year. 7s M. 

Newton. 

1. See ! another year is gone ! 

Quickly have the seasons passed ; 
This we enter now upon 

Will to many prove their last. 

2. Mercy hitherto has^spared ; 

But have mercies been improved ? 
Let us ask, " Am I prepared, 

Should I be this year removed ? " 

3. Some we now no longer see, 

Who their mortal race have run, 
Seemed as fair for life as we, 
When the former year begun. 

4. Some — but who God only knows — 

Who are here assembled now, 
Ere the present year shall close, 
To the stroke of death must bow. 

5. While we pray, and while we hear, 

Help us, Lord, with awe to think 
That eternity is near, 

We are standing on the brink. 



228. For a new Year. P. M. 

1. Come, let us anew our journey pursue, 
Roll round with the year, 
And never stand still till the Master appear. 



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2. His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, 

And our talents improve 
By the patience of hope and the labor of love. 

3. Our life is a dream ; our time, as a stream, 

"Glides swiftly away, 
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. 

4. -The arrow is flown ; the moment is gone ; 

The millennial year 
Rushes on to our view, and eternity 's here. 

5. O that each in the day of His coming may say, 

" I have fought my way through ; 
I have finished the work thou didst give me to do." 

6. O that each from the Lord may receive the glad 

word, 
"Well and faithfully done ! 
Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne." 



229. The New Year. C. M. 

1. To God we owe each joyous morn, 

To him each peaceful night ; 
His goodness wakes the new year's dawn, 
That blesses now our sight. 

2. Since last we each began anew 

The circuit of the year,- 
How many pleasures we review, 
Unsullied by a tear ! 

3. Lord, may our youthful souls be filled 

With gratitude and love ; 
Until in heavenly wisdom skilled, 
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4. Like the great stars which in their course 

Onward and onward go, 
Obedient ever to the source 

From whence their motions flow, — 

5. May we fulfil th' appointed ends 

For which thou 'st placed us here ; 
For all past sins now make amends, 
In piety's career. 

6. Eager our talents to improve, 

And every blessing use, 
That we may comfort, joy, and love 
In all our path diffuse, — 

7. May we be found, each new year's morn, 

More virtuous, holy, wise, 
Till on our raptured eyes shall da 
A new year in the skies. 



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1. Public Worship. 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, Most 
High: 

To show forth thy loving kindness in the 
morning, and thy faithfulness every night. 

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before 
his presence with singing. 

Know ye that the Lord, he is God : it is he 
that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we 
are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and 
into his courts with praise: be thankful unto 
him, and bless his name. 

For the Lord is good; his mercy is ever- 
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lasting; and his truth endureth unto all gen- 
erations. 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of 
Hosts ! 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: 
they will be still praising thee. 

O God, thou art my God ; early will I seek 
thee. 

Because thy loving kindness is better than 
life, my lips shall praise thee. 

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness there- 
of; the world, and they that dwell therein. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, 
and who shall stand in his holy place ? 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; 
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
sworn deceitfully : 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

Thou art my hope, O Lord God; thou art 
my trust from my youth. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there 
is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and 
afterward receive me to glory. 

Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy 
presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right hand 
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2. Sabbath Morning. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his 
name; worship the Lord in the beauty of 
holiness. 

Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth 
shall show forth thy praise. 

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O 
Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer 
unto thee, and will look up. 

1 will come into thy house in the multitude 
of thy mercy, and in thy fear will I worship 
toward thy holy temple. 

I laid me down and slept ; I awaked, for the 
Lord sustained me. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thee, I will sing 
praise unto thy name, O thou Most High. 

Let all those who put their trust in thee re- 
joice ; let them ever shout for joy, because thou 
defendest them. 

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and 
my deliverer ; my strength, in whom I will 
trust ; my buckler and my high tower. 

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses ; 
but we will remember the name of the Lord our 
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; 
whom shall I fear ? 

The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom 
shall I be afraid ? 

My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed : 
I will sing and give praise. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, 
and let thy glory be above all the earth. 

My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness 
and thy salvation all the day ; 

For great is thy loving kindness, and thy mer- 
cies are more than can be numbered. 

Thus will I bless thee while I live. 

I will sing praise to my God while I have 
my being. 



3. Providence of God. 

O Lord, bow manifold are thy works! in 
wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is 
full of thy riches. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou 
givest them their meat in due season. 

Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the de- 
sire of every living thing. 

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou 



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takest away their breath, they die, and return to 
their dust. 

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are cre- 
ated ; and thou renewest the face of the earth. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; 
and thy paths drop fatness. 

The day is thine, the night also is thine : thou 
hast prepared the light and the sun. 

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth ; 
thou hast made summer and winter. 

He watereth the hills from his chambers ; the 
earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 

He giveth snow like wool ; he scattereth the 
hoar frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who 
can stand before his cold ? 

He sendeth out his word and melteth them ; 
he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters 
flow. 

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord, and 
thy saints shall bless thee. 

The Lord is good to all ; and his tender mer- 
cies are over all his works. 

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind ; the 
Lord raiseth them that are bowed down ; the 
Lord loveth the righteous. 

The Lord preserveth the stranger ; he reliev- 
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eth the fatherless and widow ; but the way of 
the wicked he turneth upside down. 

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live ; I 
will sing praise unto my God while I have my 
being. 

My meditation of him shall be sweet ; I will 
be glad in the Lord. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of 
his dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. 



4. Gratitude and Trust. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is 
within me, bless his holy name. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all 
his benefits ; 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who heal- 
eth all thy diseases ; 

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; 
who crowneth thee with loving kindness and 
tender mercies. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the 
Lord pitieth them that fear him. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him, to all that call upon him in truth. 

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him : he also will hear their cry, and will save 
them. 

The Lord is my Shepherd ; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : 
he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the 
paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou 
art with me ; thy rod and thy staff, they com- 
fort me. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
benefits toward me ? 

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving, and will call upon the name of the 
Lord. 

I will meditate on thy precepts, and have 
respect unto thy ways. 

So shall I keep thy law continually forever 
and ever. 

Thus will I bless thee while I live ; I will 
lift up my hands in thy name. 

I will wash my hands in innocency ; so will I 
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5. Gratitude for the divine Goodness. 

O, magnify the Lord "with me, and let us 
exalt his name together. 

Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving, and make a joyful noise unto him with 
psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, and a great 
King above all gods. 

It is he that hath made us, and not we our- 
selves ; we are his people, and the sheep of his 
pasture. 

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion ; 
slow to anger, and of great mercy. 

The Lord is good to all, and his tender mer- 
cies are over all his works. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
benefits toward me ? 

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiv- 
ing, and will call upon the name of the Lord. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, 
in the courts of the Lord's house, and in the 
congregation. 

I will meditate also of all thy works, and talk 
of thy doings. 

We will think of thy loving kindness, God, 
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, so 
great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor 
rewarded us according to our iniquities. 

His mercies have been new to us every morn- 
ing, and his precious thoughts toward us cannot 
be numbered. 

He hath delivered my soul from death, my 
feet from falling, and mine eyes from tears. 

He hath prepared a table before me : my cup 
runneth over. 

He hath covered me with his feathers ; yea, 
beneath the shadow of his wings have I dwelt 
in safety. 

The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he 
will bless us, if we fear him, both small and 
great. 

He will preserve our going out and our coming 
in, from this time forth, and even forever more. 

We will trust in the Lord forever. We will 
give thanks to his holy name, and our mouths 
shall praise him with joyful lips. 

Let every thing that hath breath praise the 
Lord, for his name alone is excellent, and his 
mercy endureth forever. 



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6. Omniscience. 



O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known 
me. 

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up- 
rising ; thou understandest my thought afar off. 

Thou compassest my path, and my lying 
down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 

For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, 

Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 

Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? or whith- 
er shall I flee from thy presence ? 

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there ; if 

1 make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell 
in the uttermost parts of the sea, 

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; 
even the night shall be light about me* ; 

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but 
the night shineth as the day ; the darkness and 
the light are both alike to thee. 

If I regard iniquity in my heart; the Lord 
will not hear me. 

The Lord is far from the wicked; but he 
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Search me, O God, and know my heart ; try 
me, and know my thoughts ; 

And see if there be any wicked way in me, 
and lead me in the way everlasting. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- 
tion of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O 
Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer. 



7. The Divine Justice. 

The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's 
throne is in heaven ; his eyes behold, his eyelids 
try the children of men. 

Righteousness and judgment are the habita- 
tion of his throne. 

He cometh to judge the earth ; he shall judge 
the world with righteousness, and the people 
with his truth. 

He shall judge the world in righteousness; 
he shall minister judgment to the people in 
uprightness. 

God is no respecter of persons ; but in every 
nation he that feareth him and worketh right- 
eousness is accepted with him. 

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; 
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The face of the Lord is against them that do 
evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from 
the earth. 

The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, 
a Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the 
widow. 

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing 
of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I 
will set them in safety from him that despiseth 
them. 

Be not deceived ; God is not mocked ; for 
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 

The triumphing of the wicked is short, and 
the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment. 

The heaven shall reveal his iniquity, and the 
earth shall rise up against him. 

There shall no evil happen to the just; he 
shall inherit glory, and his memory shall be 
blessed. 

Just balances, just weights, and just measures 
shall ye have, for in them the Lord delights; 
but false weights are an abomination to him. 

He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall 
leave them in the midst of his days, and at his 
end shall be a fool. 

He that hath not oppressed any, nor spoiled 
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is lawful and right, he is just, and he shall surely 
live, saith the Lord. 

If the wicked will turn from all his sins, 
and do that which is lawful and right, he shall 
not die, and all his transgressions shall not be 
mentioned unto him. 

My ways are equal, saith the Lord, and I will 
judge you every one according to his ways. 



8. Early Piety. 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will 
teach you the fear of the Lord. 

Remember now thy Creator in the days of 
thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the 
years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have 
no pleasure in them. 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
speaking guile. 

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, 
and pursue it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy 
days may be long upon the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee. 

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go 
not in the way of evil men. 
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My son. if sinners entice thee, consent thou 
not. 

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean 
not on thine own understanding. 

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall 
direct thy paths. 

Keep thy heart with all diligence ; for out of 
it are the issues of life. 

Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get 
wisdom, and, with all thy getting, get under- 
standing. 

Length of days is in her right hand ; and in 
her left hand riches and honor. 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all 
her paths are peace. 

If thou seekest for her as for silver, and 
searchest for her as for hid treasures, 

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the 
Lord, and find the knowledge of God. 

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and 
thy foot shall not stumble. 

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be 
afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep 
shall be sweet. 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 
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O taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed 
is the man that trusteth in him. 



9. The Works of God. 

I will now remember the works of the Lord, 
and declare the things that I have seen. 

The sun that giveth light looketh upon all 
things, and is full of the glory of the Lord. 

Great is the Lord that made it ; and at his 
commandment it runneth hastily. 

He made the moon also to serve in her sea- 
son, and the stars to shine in the firmament of 
heaven. 

At the commandment of the Holy One they 
all stand in their order, and never faint in their 
watches. 

Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that 
made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness 
thereof. 

It compasseth the heaven with a glorious 
circle, and the hands of the Most High have 
bended it. 

He maketh the snow to fall apace, and send- 
eth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. 

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noise of his thunder maketh the earth to trem- 
ble. 

As birds flying he scattereth the snow, and 
the falling down thereof is as the lighting of 
grasshoppers. 

He poureth the hoar frost upon the earth, and 
clotheth the water as with a breastplate. 

He declareth the things that are past and to 
come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things. 

No thought escapeth him, neither is any word 
hidden from him. 

He hath garnished the excellent works of his 
wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlast- 
ing. 

Unto him may nothing be added, neither can 
he be diminished ; and he hath no need of any 
counsellor. 

O, how desirable are all his works ! He hath 
made nothing imperfect. 

One thing establisheth the good of another; 
and who shall be filled with beholding his glory ? 

There are yet hid greater things than these 
be, for we have seen but a few of his works. 

For the Lord hath made all things ; and to 
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10. True Wisdom. 

God created man to be immortal, and made 
him to be an image of his own eternity. 

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of 
God, and there shall no torment touch them. 

Though they be punished in the sight of men, 
yet is their hope full of immortality. 

Honorable age is not that which standeth in 
length of time, nor that which is measured by 
number of years. 

But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and 
an unspotted life is old age. 

To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, 
and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life. 

My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve 
him not as long as he liveth. 

Honor thy father and mother both in word 
and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee 
from them. 

Be not hasty with thy tongue, and in no wise 
speak against the truth. 

Love him that hath made thee with all thy 
strength. 

Bow down thine ear to the poor, and refuse 
not to give to him that is in need. 



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So shalt thou be as the son of the Most High, 
and he shall love thee more than thy mother 
doth. 

Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth 
hold of them that seek her. 

He that loveth her loveth life ; and they that 
seek her early shall be filled with joy. 

They that serve her shall minister to the 
Holy One; and them that love her the Lord 
will love. 



11. The Divine Mission and Authority 
of Jesus. 

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given 
all things into his hand. 

All power, said Jesus, is given unto me, in 
heaven and in earth. 

This is God's beloved Son ; hear ye him. 

No man hath ascended up to heaven but he 
that came down from heaven, even the Son of 
man, which is in heaven. 

He whom God hath sent speaketh the words 
of God ; for God giveth not the Spirit by meas- 
ure unto him. 

He that cometh from heaven is above all, and 
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The Father loveth the Son, and showeth him 
all things that himself doeth. 

As the Father raiseth up the dead and quick- 
eneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom 
he will. 

The Father hath committed all judgment 
unto the Son, that all men should honor the Son, 
even as they honor the Father. 

He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not 
the Father which hath sent him. 

No man hath seen the Father, save he which 
is of God ; he hath seen the Father. 

I am the living bread which came down from 
heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall 
live forever. 

If God were your Father, ye would love me, 
for I proceeded forth and came from God. 

The works that I do in my Father's name, 
they bear witness of me. 

I came forth from the Father, and am come 
into the world ; again, I leave the world, and go 
to the Father. 

Now we believe, and are sure that thou art 
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12. Redemption. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he 
hath visited and redeemed his people ; 

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us 
in the house of his servant David ; 

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, 
and to remember his holy covenant ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness, 
and in the shadow of death ; 

To guide our feet in the way of peace. 

The eyes of the blind are opened, and the 
ears of the deaf are unstopped. 

The lame man leaps as a hart, and the tongue 
of the dumb sings. 

The dead are raised; to the poor the gospel 
is preached. 

Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried 
our sorrows. 

He was bruised for our iniquities ; and with 
his stripes are we healed. 

He did no sin, neither was guile found in his 
mouth. 

When he was reviled, he reviled not again ; 
when he suffered, he threatened not. 

He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter ; 
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Unto him that loved us, and washed us from 
our sins in his own blood, and hath made us 
kings and priests unto God and his Father, 

To him be glory and dominion forever and 
ever. Amen. 

13. Salvation through Christ. 

God so loved the world that he gave his only 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth 
my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, 
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into 
condemnation. 

He that cometh to me shall never hunger; 
and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 

This is the Father's will, that of all which he 
hath given me I should lose nothing, but should 
raise it up again at the last day. 

I am the light of the world ; he that followeth 
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have 
the light of life. * 

I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he 
shall be saved. 

I am the good Shepherd : the good Shepherd 
giveth his life for the sheep. And other sheep 
I have; them also I must bring; and they shall 



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hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold and 
one Shepherd. 

I give unto my sheep eternal life, and they 
shall never perish. 

I am the resurrection and the life: he that 
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 
he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in 
me shall never die. 

In my Father's house are many mansions ; I 
go to prepare a place for you ; and if I go and 
prepare a place for you, I will come again and 
receive you unto myself, that where I am, there 
ye may be also. 

I will not leave you comfortless ; I will come 
to you. 

If I depart, I will send the Comforter unto 
you ; he shall glorify me, and he, the Spirit of 
truth, will guide you into all truth. 

Father, I will that they also whom thou hast 
given me be with me where I am, that they may 
behold my glory which thou hast given me. 

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all 
acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world 
to save sinners. 

There is none other name under heaven given 
among men whereby we must be saved. 

God forbid that we should glory, save in the 
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For other foundation can no man lay than 
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 

May we be built up on the foundation of the 
apostles and prophets, and obtain the salvation 
which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 

14. A Psalm of Christian Joy. 

Blessed art thou, O God ! Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, Father of all mercies, and 
God of all consolation. 

We thank thee, O God, for the unspeakable 
gift of thy Son, our Saviour, who came to bring 
glad tidings of great joy to all people. 

O, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom 
and knowledge of God ! 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good will toward men. 

Break forth into joy, for the Lord hath com- 
forted his people. 

The people that walked in darkness have seen 
a great light ; they that dwell in the shadow of 
death, upon them hath the light shined. 

O, come, let us walk in the light of the Sun of 
Righteousness ; with joy let us draw water from 
the wells of salvation. 

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but 
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It is not the will of your Father, which is in 
heaven, -that one of these little ones should 
perish. 

Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed is 
he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Ho- 
sanna in the highest ! 

In this was manifested the love of God to- 
ward us, because that God sent his only begot- 
ten Son into the world, that we might live 
through him. 

Salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the 
throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever ! 

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered 
him up for us all, how shall he not with him 
also freely give us all things ? 

Who shall be able to pluck us out of his 
hand? Who shall separate us from the love of 
God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord ? 

Be of good cheer; he hath overcome the 
world ; he shall put all enemies under his feet. 

Yea, we also may be conquerors, and more 
than conquerors, through Him that died for us 
and rose again. 

O death, where is thy sting ? 

O grave, where is thy victory ? 

Thanks be to God, which giveth us the vic- 
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ ! 



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15. The Kingdom of Christ. 

How beautiful upon the mountains are the 
feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that pub- 
lisheth peace; that saith unto Zion, Thy God 
reigneth ! 

The Lord hath comforted his people, and all 
the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of 
our God. 

The wilderness and the solitary place shall 
be glad ; 

The desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the 
rose. 

The house of the Lord shall be established in 
the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted 
above the hills. 

And many nations shall come, and say, Let 
us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to 
the house of the God of Jacob. 

They shall beat their swords into plough- 
shares, and their spears into pruning hooks. 

Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, 
neither shall they learn war any more. 

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the 
leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the 
calf, and the young lion, and the fatling together ; 
and a little child shall lead them. 
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They shall not hurt nor destroy in all God's 
holy mountain ; for the earth shall be full of the 
knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the 
sea. 

Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, 
and he will dwell with them. 

And they shall be his people, and God him- 
self shall be with them, and be their God. 

Praise our God, all ye servants of his, and ye 
that fear him, both great and small. 

Alleluia : the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to 
him. 

Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be 
unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto 
the Lamb, forever and ever. 

16. Heaven. 

Who are these, which are arrayed in white 
robes ? and whence came they ? 

These are they which came out of great tribu- 
lation, and have washed their robes, and made 
them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

These are they which follow the Lamb whith- 
ersoever he goeth. And in their mouth was 
found no guile ; for they are without fault before 
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Therefore do they serve him day and night 
in his temple ; and he that sitteth on the throne 
shall dwell among them. 

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any 
more. 

There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, 
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. 

There shall be no night there, and they need 
no candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord 
God giveth them light. 

They shall see his face ; and his name shall 
be in their foreheads. 

The Lamb, which is in the midst of the 
throne, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto 
living fountains of waters. 

There shall in no wise enter there any thing 
that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomi- 
nation, or maketh a lie ; 

But they which are written in the Lamb's 
book of life. 

Blessed are they that do his commandments, 
that they may have right to the tree of life, and 
may enter in through the gates into the city. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive 
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, 
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17. Christian Charity. 

This is my commandment, that ye love one 
another, as I have loved you. 

May we walk in love, as Christ also hath 
loved us and hath given himself for us. 

Beloved, let us love one another ; for love is 
of God ; and every one that loveth is born of 
God, and knoweth God. 

Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his 
brother have need, and shutteth up his heart 
from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? 

My little children, let us not love in word, 
neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 

If a brother or sister be naked and destitute 
of daily food, let us not say to them, Depart in 
peace, be ye warmed and filled ; but let us give 
them those things which are needful, according 
as God hath blessed us. 

If we love them which love us, what reward 
have we ; and if we do good to them that do good 
to us, what do we more than others ? 

May we love our enemies, bless them that 
curse us, do good to them that hate us, and pray 
for them which despitefully use us : 

That we may be the children of our Father 
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rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth 
rain on the just and on the unjust. 

May we be merciful as our Father in heaven 
is merciful ; may we forgive as we pray to be 
forgiven. 

May we remember the words of the Lord 
Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give 
than to receive. 

May we have that charity which suffereth 
long and is kind, which beareth all things, 
believeth all things, hopeth all things, and which 
never faileth. 

May we be kind to one another, tender heart- 
ed, forgiving one another, even as God, for 
Christ's sake, hath forgiven us. 

May we have that charity which is the end 
of the commandment, and cherish that love 
which is the fulfilling of the law. 

May the Lord make us to increase and 
abound in love one toward another and toward 
all men. 

May we remember that our blessed Saviour 
calls the humblest of the poor his brethren, and 
has declared that the good we do unto them, in 
his name, is done also to himself. 

Therefore let us consider the poor, feed the 
hungry, clothe the naked, minister to the sick, 
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and visit the prisoner, as if our Lord himself 
were the sufferer. 

Thus may we cherish that spirit of true 
charity, and live that useful and beneficent life, 
which shall fit us for the Saviour's welcome, 
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation 
of the world. 

18. Charity and Brotherly Love. 

Blessed is he that considereth the poor ; the 
Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 

The Lord will preserve him and keep him 
alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth. 

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed 
of languishing ; thou wilt make all his bed in 
sickness. 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto 
the Lord; 

And that which he hath given will he pay 
him again. 

Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, 
do good to them that hate you, 

That ye may be the children of your Father 
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Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned ; 

Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. 

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep 
with them that weep. 

Recompense to no man evil for evil. 

Herein is love ; not that we loved God, but 
that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the pro- 
pitiation for our sins. 

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to 
love one another. 

God is love; and he that dwelleth in love 
dwelleth in God, and God in him. 

19. Humility. 

Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhab- 
iteth eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell in 
the high and holy place, with him also that is 
of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the 
spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of 
the contrite ones. 

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto 
the humble. He will beautify the meek with 
salvation. 

A high look and a proud heart is sin. 

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit 
the earth. 



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The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is 
in the sight of God of great price. 

For the power of the Lord is great, and he is 
honored by the lowly. 

He hath cast down the thrones of proud 
princes, and set up the meek in their stead. 

He hath plucked up the roots of proud na- 
tions, and planted the lowly in their place. 

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty 
spirit before a fall. 

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted; 
but he that exalteth himself shall be abased. 

My son, go on with thy business in meekness ; 
so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. 

The greater thou art, the more humble thy- 
self, and thou shalt find favor before the Lord. 

Learn of me, saith Jesus, for I am meek and 
lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your 
souls. 

Whosoever shall humble himself as a little 
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven. 

Let nothing be done through strife or vain 
glory ; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem 
other better than themselves. 

Look not every man for his own interest, but 
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Let this mind be in you which was also in 
Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, 
made himself of no reputation, and took upon 
him the form of a servant, 

And, being found in fashion as a man, hum- 
bled himself, and became obedient unto death, 
even the death of the cross. 

"Wherefore God hath highly exalted him, and 
given him a name which is above every name ; 

That at the name of Jesus every knee should 
bow, and every tongue confess that he is Lord, 
to the glory of God the Father. 

Wherefore, I beseech you that you walk wor- 
thy of his calling, with all lowliness and meek- 
ness, serving the Lord with all humility. 



20. Christian Graces. 

Grant, O Lord, that with one mind and with 
one heart we may glorify thee, even the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Shine in our hearts, we pray thee, to give the 
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in 
the face of Jesus Christ. 

May we have the spirit of Christ, that we 
may be truly his. 



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May we confess with our mouth the Lord 
Jesus, and believe in our heart that God hath 
raised him from the dead. 

Help us to examine ourselves, that we may 
know whether we be in the faith ; and may we 
do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 

May we receive with meekness the ingrafted 
word which is able to save our souls. 

May we be enriched with all knowledge and 
understanding of thy word. 

May we grow in grace and in the knowledge 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Grant that our conversation may be such as 
becometh the gospel, and that we may do all 
things in the name of Christ. 

May we be followers of God, as dear children, 
and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, 
and hath given himself for us. 

May we never be ashamed of the gospel of 
Christ, knowing that it is the power of God 
unto salvation to every one that belie veth. 

Fill us, O God, with all joy and peace in be- 
lieving, that we may abound in hope through 
the power of the Holy Spirit. 

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
the love of God, and the communion of the 
Holy Spirit be with us all forever. 



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21. Christian Aspirations. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spir- 
itual blessings in Christ. 

We praise the glory of his grace, wherein he 
hath made us accepted in the beloved ; in whom 
we have redemption through his blood, the for- 
giveness of sins. 

For God, who is rich in mercy, for his great 
love wherewith he loved us, even when we were 
dead in sins, hath raised us up together with 
Christ, and made us sit together in heavenly 
places. 

We praise him for the exceeding riches of 
his grace in his kindness toward us through 
Christ Jesus. 

For through him we have access unto the 
Father, and are no more strangers and foreign- 
ers, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of 
the household of God. 

May we all know the love of Christ, which 
passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with 
all the fulness of God. 

May this mind be in us which was also in 
Christ Jesus. 



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May we walk worthy of the vocation where- 
with we are called, with all lowliness and meek- 
ness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another 
in love. 

May Christ dwell in our hearts by faith, that 
we may be rooted and grounded in love. 

May we so learn Christ and be taught by 
him, as the truth is in Jesus, that we may be 
renewed in the spirit of our mind, and be cre- 
ated after God in righteousness and true holiness. 

Let us have no fellowship with the unfruitful 
works of darkness, but walk as children of the 
light, in all goodness, and righteousness, and 
truth. 

May we not grieve the Holy Spirit of God 
by our sins, nor put our blessed Lord to shame ; 
but approve the things that are excellent, and 
be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which 
are by Jesus Christ, unto the praise and glory 
of God. 

And may the peace of God, which passeth 
all understanding, keep our minds and hearts in 
the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 



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